What Happens To Your Body When You Fast?
Fasting is extremely common in many religious groups, and some people even do it as a part of their diet. What happens to your body during this time? Trace breaks down some of the short and...
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Some religious groups require followers to fast for many hours a day, and continue that fast for days or weeks! Isn't not eating for 16 hours a day every day dangerous? Bom dia earthlings, thanks for stopping by DNews, I'm Trace. The Holy Month of Ramadan is wrapping up this week, and those Muslims who have been fasting for 15 hours a day or more will be able to enjoy food anytime again. It's not just Muslims who fast, Christians, Jews, Confucians, Hindus and other religions have followed the practice for 1000s of years. Non-religious folks fast too, usually for medical or dietary reasons. For some people, the idea of abstaining from food while the sun is in the sky is unfathomable, and they might feel that's it's unsafe! So science is her...
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Some religious groups require followers to fast for many hours a day, and continue that fast for days or weeks! Isn't not eating for 16 hours a day every day dangerous? Bom dia earthlings, thanks for stopping by DNews, I'm Trace. The Holy Month of Ramadan is wrapping up this week, and those Muslims who have been fasting for 15 hours a day or more will be able to enjoy food anytime again. It's not just Muslims who fast, Christians, Jews, Confucians, Hindus and other religions have followed the practice for 1000s of years. Non-religious folks fast too, usually for medical or dietary reasons. For some people, the idea of abstaining from food while the sun is in the sky is unfathomable, and they might feel that's it's unsafe! So science is her...
