Minecraft wiki entry for Things_not_to_do, associated text: Movement such as sprinting and jumping drain hunger and saturation more quickly than walking. The player should conserve the hunger bar during the first few days, as renewable food production takes time. A player who lets the hunger bar get too low cannot sprint at all anymore (at 6 hunger points () or less). Without food, it is often best to avoid sprinting except where necessary, especially while fighting hostile mobs. Health drains quickly when the player's hunger reaches zero. On Hard mode, the player can die of starvation; on Normal mode starvation damage stops at half a heart; and on Easy mode it stops at 5 hearts. It is usually best to sprint only after establishing a good steady food supply. Boats and horses can be used to move around quickly without getting hungry. If the player owns a horse, finding horse armor for it is advised, because ranged mobs could easily end up killing it while the player either advances or retreats on horseback.