Definition, use, and examples of the word fasting.
For further reading, visit Scientific American to read: “How Good a Diet Is Intermittent Fasting?” by Claudia Wallis https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-good-a-diet-is-intermittent-fasting/
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Today’s word is FASTING
It is spelled…F-A-S-T-I-N-G
You can also find this word in Diets and Dieting, a cultural encyclopedia by Sander L. Gilman:
“The history of fasting extends far into the past and is powerfully connected to religious ideas about contamination and rituals of devotion and purifications. Many groups of people today still fast for religious reasons, but fasting is now also used by people to lose weight.
Ritual fasting remains a feature of Judaism on Yom Kippur and other fasting days, Christianity during Lent, and during the days of Ramadan. The Englightenment transformed fasting into dieting as a means of affecting the material body rather than providing some metaphysical relationship between the godhead and human beings.“
In Women’s Health Magazine, Morgan Fargo writes, “Fasting for Weight Loss: Your Full Guide to Safe and Sustainable Intermittent Fasting⏤ Including. why it's not the right choice for everyone”:
“Intermittent fasting is one of the most wide-sweeping health trends to emerge in recent years, with celebrities far and wide touting the benefits of their time-restricted eating regimens. From Gisele Bündchen to Kourtney Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens, Jen-An, and Halle Berry.”
She goes on to add a disclaimer:
“Fasting is categorically not for everyone. If you have a history of, or an active eating disorder, are pregnant, underweight, or find periods of deliberate fasting to be triggering, please do not undertake any sort of fasting regimen. As always, please consult a GP before undertaking any fasting protocol.”
“Intermittent fasting is an umbrella term for restricting your daily eating to a specific and predetermined time-window.
There are multiple protocols that fall under this term, with the 5:2 diet being one of the most popular, however, the celeb-fav 16:8 diet also falls into this category – this is when you would fast for 16 hours, taking in only water, and eat in an eight-hour window. Other common regimens include Circadian rhythm fasting – fasting for 13 hours, eating for 11 hours.
Depending on which protocol you choose, you'll be fasting for a set period of time and eating only during a certain window.”
For further reading, visit Scientific American to read: “How Good a Diet Is Intermittent Fasting?” by Claudia Wallis.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-good-a-diet-is-intermittent-fasting/
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