Like Susan, I'm not sure how I feel about fasting. 24 hours or not, it sure affects the metabolism and a lot of people who have fasted intentionally have most likely done it to lose weight for a wedding. I would have to extensively research the benefits of fasting in order for someone to actually get me to do this.
For someone who naturally tries to eat healthy and stay regular, I don't see the need for it. For someone who is a bad eater and possibly overweight, this could turn into an experiment gone bad and end up as an eating disorder because they will read this and think (It's good for me, I'll fast once a week) then spiral from there...
I'm interested to know if you are a doctor? Fasting once a week by no means sounds like something that can be good for someone to practice.
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Like Susan, I'm not sure how I feel about fasting. 24 hours or not, it sure affects the metabolism and a lot of people who have fasted intentionally have most likely done it to lose weight for a wedding. I would have to extensively research the benefits of fasting in order for someone to actually get me to do this.
For someone who naturally tries to eat healthy and stay regular, I don't see the need for it. For someone who is a bad eater and possibly overweight, this could turn into an experiment gone bad and end up as an eating disorder because they will read this and think (It's good for me, I'll fast once a week) then spiral from there...
I'm interested to know if you are a doctor? Fasting once a week by no means sounds like something that can be good for someone to practice.
April 25, 2010 - 7:50amThis Comment
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