From Introduction: For Your Health The discussion of Zombie survival is a forum in which we explore our species' ability to withstand great dilemmas and challenges. While the acquisition of food, water, and safe shelter are the fi rst needs of survival, long term needs start to become apparent as life drags on. There are obvious detriments to neglecting specific vitamins, (such as scurvy) but a little known side effect of relying too heavily upon one form of nutrition is what is known as 'Rabbit Starvation', which is where food is still being consumed, but the nutrition is so poor that the body will still be starved.