Missed the 1st episode of survivor!

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Originally Posted by MissEve

I was wondering why it was only the guys that were sick and dehydrated. Does lack of body fat have something to do with that?

So far as I know (and I'm no fitness/nutrition expert), the body fat issue will have more of a longterm effect. With the first day's challenge, add that the men were carrying more weight to the simple fact that they needed to take in more calories and more water than the smaller women, and you end up with the guys going into shock due to multiple deprivations. That challenge was dangerous as hell, frankly.