 [ Symptoms ] will sugar water help with starvation  i need some help with my friend he does not have enough money for lunch everyday so he goes without food for 12hrs he does not purposely starve himself but he does not have money for lunch everyday by around 7 8pm he gets really hungry & wants to faint i can not give him money for lunch all the time and his family does not have left over food for him to pack to work  will drinking sugar water help him go through that time so he would get home safely and eat dinner will sugar water work [ Disease ] i would not recommend sugar water hunger is best treated with food a peanut butter sandwich an apple basically any of the food groups if your friend is having financial problems to the point of fainting from the lack of nourishment then feed him bring an extra sandwich or a piece of fruit to share not only will it feed his body it will help feed your soul