Is It Healthy To Skip Meals?

Fasting is common in certain religions, but today more people are trying to use it as a way to lose weight. But what's happening to the body & brain when you deprive them of food? Trace shows us why fasting may or may not be the healthy way to go.

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Ramadan Starts at Sunset With Fasting, Introspection
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/na...
"For Zainab Chami of Dearborn, the holy month of Ramadan isn't just about fasting all day from food and water â?? it's a time of introspection."
12 Lessons Learned from 1 Year of Intermittent Fasting
http://jamesclear.com/intermittent-fa...
"Intermittent fasting is a great tool for getting strong and lean without changing your diet. But it can also seem confusing or extreme if you're not familiar with it."

3 Reasons You Need Breakfast
http://www.menshealth.com/jumpstartyo...
"You have plenty of reasons to skip breakfast: You're sleep-deprived, you're too busy to make something, eating first thing in the morning unsettles your stomach."

How Fasting Works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
"Fasting is a part of many active faiths around the globe. So what is it about this custom that has caused so many to adopt it?"

Fasting Diets
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/gui...
"Most religions use periods of fasting as a means of demonstrating faith or penitence, and an opportunity for spiritual reflection."

Depriving Yourself: The Real Benefits of Fasting
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/20...
"There's a fuzz in my brain and an ache in my gut. My legs are leaden and my eyesight is blurry."

How Diabetes Works
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life...
"Now that you know the symptoms of diabetes -- high blood glucose, excessive hunger and thirst, frequent urination -- let's look at what happens to your body during diabetes."

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