Not eating or drinking is common for people with Alzheimer's disease. ... take small amounts, and swallow between bites. Watch to see if they cough, wheeze, can’t breathe, ...

Water fasting involves a person eating no food and drinking only water. It has various uses, including losing weight, for spiritual or religious reasons, or to combat particular health problems ...

If you eat or drink nothing for days at a time, that's a fast. Such prolonged fasts can be dangerous and do nothing to adjust regular eating habits. They aren't a good weight loss strategy.

Or it could be that you simply no longer need to eat so often. Gradually, as the body begins to shut down, it can’t digest food. So even small amounts of food might make you feel uncomfortably full or ...