Lately, social media has been filled with suggestions of water-only fasting diets, but experts say people should be wary of jumping into them blindly due to potential negative impacts. As the name ...

Here’s a question from one of our Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation colleagues: One of my friends recently told me they had been fasting for four days, water only, and had read about the many ...

Prolonged fasting — abstaining from energy intake for four or more consecutive days — is used by some as a health intervention; however, the biological effects of this kind of fasting are not well ...

On the other hand, the risks are well documented. Hypoglycaemia, dehydration, dizziness, electrolyte imbalance, and low blood ...

Fasting has existed for centuries through religious rituals, cultural traditions, and more recently, as a modern wellness trend. Intermittent fasting, 24-hour fasts, detox fasts and prolonged fasting ...

Intermittent fasting may cause temporary gastrointestinal issues like bloating, gas, and constipation due to changes in digestion and the gut microbiome. Breaking a fast with smaller portions of ...

Intermittent fasting — which involves restricting when you eat, most commonly consuming food within an eight-hour window and fasting for the other 16 hours — is all the rage these days, with celeb ...

Intermittent fasting has become one of the most popular health trends, with millions of people adopting various eating windows and fasting schedules. While many medical discussions focus on potential ...

Most children - including nearly 80% of infants - go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 ...