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'Refeeding Syndrome' Poses Danger for Those Ending a Hunger Strike

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More than 600 inmates in nine California prisons are approaching the fourth week of a hunger strike. With each passing day, more inmates are abandoning the strike -- but even as they start to eat again, the period of fasting may have caused lasting health problems. And reintroducing food too quickly could be deadly.

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