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We will also touch on the science behind intermittent fasting, by focusing on the biological effects it has on the body.","e8791902-3472-4b98-a409-bc5f8a26ff34",{"id":35,"data":36,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":40},"799a6d4c-bbb3-425f-bd27-6d39d1a675f9",{"type":30,"title":37,"markdownContent":38,"audioMediaId":39},"Fasting and Ancient Times","Throughout history, humans have fasted for several different reasons; be it for religious reasons, medical reasons, or out of necessity due to food scarcity.\n\nFasting is considered one of the most ancient healing traditions in the world. The Greek physician, **Hippocrates**, recommended abstinence from food or drink for patients who exhibited certain symptoms of illness. Plato and Aristotle also supported fasting as a means of improving physical wellbeing and mental clarity.\n\n![Graph](image://c22b09d8-c74c-483d-9e71-b2c38e19e19e \"Hippocrates - the father of medicine\")\n\nThe ancient Greeks believed that fasting is a natural instinct whereby patients with certain illnesses lose their appetite. It was seen as an important natural part of the recovery process. They were also of the view that it increases cognitive abilities.\n\nFasting has also been practiced in many religions (Islam, Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism) as a way to cleanse or purify the soul and to reap spiritual benefits, such as growing closer to God. These religious traditions are still followed by millions to this very day.","942a1e0e-23dc-4ed1-9101-98e0c77d4868",[41],{"id":42,"data":43,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"3a64a0f3-526f-4248-a0fc-7eb64d6b9124",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":45,"binaryCorrect":47,"binaryIncorrect":49},11,[46],"The ancient Greeks used to fast for physical and mental well-being.",[48],"True",[50],"False",{"id":52,"data":53,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":20,"reviews":57},"bb79208a-55db-4185-80ed-f75bacec3d68",{"type":30,"title":54,"markdownContent":55,"audioMediaId":56},"Fasting in the 1800 and 1900s","In the mid-1800s E.H. Dewey stated in his book *The True Science of Living* that most illnesses are dietary. This started a movement of prolonged fasting. Early recorded cases of prolonged fasting found in medical literature include 30-40 day fasts between 1880 and 1890.\n\n![Graph](image://776c0ed7-ee36-422b-abb7-abdb1124bfec \"E.H. Dewey\")\n\nBy the 1900s, researchers began to take a huge interest in the effects fasting had on obesity. *The Fasting Cure*, written by Upton Sinclair in 1911, garnered further public attention on fasting and its potential health benefits.\n\nIn 1915, Folin and Denis recommended multiple short starvation sessions as a form of weight reduction, saving prolonged sessions only for extreme cases of obesity.\n\nThe Scotsman, *Angus Barbieri* (1939-1990) holds the world record for the longest fast to this day: **382 days**, from June 1965 to July 1966, during which he lost a remarkable **125 kg**, or **275 lbs!**\n\n![Graph](image://ba7f7408-0e4a-4b52-8e0c-13a9639967ac \"Angus Barbieri before and after his incredible 382 day fast\")\n\nBy 1945, intermittent fasting, or the practice of restricting eating to limited hours in the day, was being investigated on lab rats.","196981dd-07e7-4f9c-9823-c582c15ec499",[58],{"id":59,"data":60,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"244c5d5b-bf9a-44e0-b368-e9379974344d",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":61,"activeRecallAnswers":63},[62],"How long was Angus Barbieri's record-breaking fast? ",[64],"382 days",{"id":66,"data":67,"type":20,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":69},"1a7b4ed8-3760-4b86-a6d8-9c87c56d7e5b",{"type":20,"title":68},"Modern Popularity of Fasting",[70,76,90,105],{"id":71,"data":72,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30},"4cd215ea-eb5f-410b-91f5-5ae0bc170331",{"type":30,"title":73,"markdownContent":74,"audioMediaId":75},"Fasting in Recent Years","Over the past 20 years, interest in intermittent fasting has been steadily increasing, due to an ever-expanding body of scientific research on both animals and humans, as well as growing media attention. Shows such as the BBC2 documentary *Eat, Fast and Live Longer* have further brought intermittent fasting into the limelight.\n\n ![Graph](image://d69694c0-5069-48f6-a599-31706e33fe55 \"Search traffic trend data for the term ‘intermittent fasting’ over the last 18 years\")\n\nOne of the main reasons for intermittent fasting’s rising interest is its accessibility: one doesn’t have to suffer over multiple days of starvation to reap the myriad mental and physical health benefits. \n\nIntermittent fasting’s efficacy in weight loss has also garnered it a lot of attention, particularly because of the public endorsement of celebrities and viral before and after pictures on social media.\n\n ![Graph](image://0f599af2-c65a-48d3-a0b9-523fe74a4e0f \"Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, has experimented with fasting\")\n","f15d7155-e61a-404e-84f8-37af24c70d63",{"id":77,"data":78,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":82},"c7d51f7a-de52-443d-924e-58a872303847",{"type":30,"title":79,"markdownContent":80,"audioMediaId":81},"What is Intermittent Fasting?","Intermittent fasting is being increasingly regarded as the modern-day fasting method.  Intermittent fasting has come a long way and is primarily used to achieve health goals and lose weight.\n\nIn a nutshell, intermittent fasting is **an eating pattern in which you cycle between windows of fasting and normal food consumption.** There are a lot of different intermittent fasting routines to choose from, which mainly differ in the duration of the fast and eating windows. In some cases,  intermittent fasters also restrict their calorie intake in their feeding window or they combine intermittent fasting with other diets such as the keto or Mediterranean diets.\n\nThere are many reasons for starting intermittent fasting. For some it's to lose weight, for others it's to target some of the potential health benefits related to fasting, which will be discussed in tile 3.\n\nThere’s no one-size-fits-all option when it comes to intermittent fasting, the best option for you will come down to your personal preference and situation.  ","5bf25624-7590-4b18-872e-35cd5a338f0e",[83],{"id":84,"data":85,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"7e7290cc-0081-484b-b902-8ca903cf8083",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":86,"activeRecallAnswers":88},[87],"What is intermittent fasting?",[89],"It's an eating pattern where you only eat food for a fixed window in the day",{"id":91,"data":92,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":96},"cd5480b2-57c2-4f5d-a0d9-33f36ece67a1",{"type":30,"title":93,"markdownContent":94,"audioMediaId":95},"Events that Occur After Food Consumption","All parts of our body (heart, brain, liver, and muscles) need energy to function. This energy comes from the food that we eat.\n\nOur bodies mix the food we consume with fluids (acid and enzymes) in the stomach to digest it. The carbohydrates (sugar and starches) in food are broken down into glucose, a type of sugar.\n\nThe stomach and intestinal wall absorb the glucose and then release it into the bloodstream. Once in the bloodstream, glucose is transported to various organs where it serves as the primary energy source. The glucose can either be used immediately for energy or stored in our bodies for later use. Excess glucose either is stored in the form of **glycogen** in the liver, smooth muscle cells, adipose tissue (and even in small amounts in the brain and blood cells!) or converted to fat.","17baeb34-6077-49d5-af24-7ee4feb13f76",[97],{"id":98,"data":99,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"a7df8f75-1f2a-4c17-81fc-df5916789f66",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":100,"activeRecallAnswers":102},[101],"When we digest food, where is excess glucose stored and in what form?",[103,104],"As glycogen in muscles and the liver","As fat in adipose tissue",{"id":106,"data":107,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":111},"356e4778-580d-4700-ad82-a70233712c14",{"type":30,"title":108,"markdownContent":109,"audioMediaId":110},"Events that Occur When Fasting","In between meals, when the body is in the fasted state, the liver converts glycogen back to glucose to keep supplying the body with energy. Typically, an inactive person takes about **10-12 hours** to deplete their glycogen stores. And someone who exercises will use up their glycogen stores in less time because the body requires more energy when engaged in physical activities.\n\nOnce the reserve of glycogen in the liver is depleted, the body taps into energy stores in adipose tissue (body fat). Adipose tissue is found all over the body. It can be found under the skin (subcutaneous fat), packed around internal organs (visceral fat), between muscles, within bone marrow, and in breast tissue.\n\n ![Graph](image://1632553b-4de0-4cdc-a306-b5a46824d98f \"Visceral fat in the human body\")\n\nWhen the body taps into the energy stores in adipose tissue, fats are broken down into free fatty acids. The fatty acids are then converted into additional metabolic fuel in the liver. Thus, if the fasted state lasts long enough, the body burns fat for energy and loses that extra fat.\n\n\n\n","060493e1-1a53-4af3-b70b-9da58b60128e",[112,119,128,135,143,149,156],{"id":113,"data":114,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"031b5f06-55dc-4781-a426-700648849dfa",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":115,"activeRecallAnswers":117},[116],"How long does it typically take to deplete glycogen stores?",[118],"10-12 hours",{"id":120,"data":121,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"69b78be1-25b0-4f64-a6d6-93d0d629377f",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":122,"binaryCorrect":124,"binaryIncorrect":126},[123],"Which of these in excess is more unhealthy?",[125],"Visceral fat",[127],"Subcutaneous fat",{"id":129,"data":130,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"6b3bd5e8-0295-4514-952c-ce62ab07f343",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":131,"activeRecallAnswers":133},[132],"What is visceral fat?",[134],"Fat packed around internal organs",{"id":136,"data":137,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"6c24bbbc-2eb9-49be-822b-a2e2b3c86757",{"type":44,"reviewType":138,"spacingBehaviour":30,"clozeQuestion":139,"clozeWords":141},4,[140],"When the body taps into the energy stores in adipose tissue, fats are broken down into free fatty acids",[142],"free fatty acids",{"id":144,"data":145,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"a69ba0a6-2c36-48e0-8457-2170a955afd3",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":146,"activeRecallAnswers":148},[147],"What is the type of fat that is found under the skin?",[127],{"id":150,"data":151,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"aa3faf3f-d509-44b0-b87a-b2b5c98dfaaf",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":152,"binaryCorrect":154,"binaryIncorrect":155},[153],"What is the fat we find around our kidneys?",[125],[127],{"id":157,"data":158,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"bd367f9a-e73a-4deb-9824-b715f367c7c2",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":159,"activeRecallAnswers":161},[160],"In prolonged fasts, where does the body get its energy?",[162],"From fat",{"id":164,"data":165,"type":20,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":167},"b0af7d23-0078-4008-943c-532f06739907",{"type":20,"title":166},"Biological Processes in Fasting and Feeding",[168,206,234,272],{"id":169,"data":170,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":174},"40e17e3f-f87b-4054-ab4c-4df64b334037",{"type":30,"title":171,"markdownContent":172,"audioMediaId":173},"Cell Growth in Well-fed States","In a well-fed state, the cells in your body are in growth mode. Certain pathways, namely the insulin signaling and mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathways, are stimulated when you are well fed. These pathways are what direct the cells of the body to divide and synthesize new proteins, causing growth.\n\nThe mTOR pathway is active when there are plentiful nutrients around, especially carbohydrates and proteins. However, when the mTOR pathway is active, it directs the cells to focus on growth and not bother about cellular ‘housekeeping’. This housekeeping is called autophagy, which is the process where damaged proteins in the body are cleaned up and recycled. The well-fed cell is so busy growing and multiplying that it doesn’t bother getting rid of these potentially harmful cellular components.\n\nWhen your cells are in a well-fed state, it activates genes that focus on growth, called proliferation genes. However, other genes are deactivated in this state, including ones related to fat metabolism, stress resistance, and damage repair. You can’t have your cake and eat it too!","fad8768b-8e65-41df-8219-db59c37cf267",[175,184,191,199],{"id":176,"data":177,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"072dba9c-4952-4e87-8874-90e69d6980b6",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":178,"binaryCorrect":180,"binaryIncorrect":182},[179],"Your body is in 'growth mode' when you are:",[181],"In the fed state",[183],"In the fasting state",{"id":185,"data":186,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"0a5bb33b-c4cf-45e0-80a8-0a2e584d8bd0",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":187,"activeRecallAnswers":189},[188],"What is autophagy?",[190],"The body's process of cleaning up and recycling damaged proteins",{"id":192,"data":193,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"5ba37a9d-1f92-4b41-9254-89f836f5f689",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":194,"activeRecallAnswers":196},[195],"What is the mTOR pathway? When is it activated?",[197,198],"It directs the cells of the body to divide and synthesize new proteins, causing growth","Activated when your body is well-fed",{"id":200,"data":201,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"6b3de753-7256-4bb5-b07a-9e5637d49753",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":202,"activeRecallAnswers":204},[203],"When are proliferation genes activated?",[205],"In the well-fed state",{"id":207,"data":208,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":212},"21740981-2e36-4cc3-b5e9-8de2901f4c73",{"type":30,"title":209,"markdownContent":210,"audioMediaId":211},"The Fasted State and Fat as a Biological Battery","Being in a fasted state is often confused with the *Starvation Response* which is when the body begins to break down muscle tissues (or in advanced stages, even organ tissue) to survive. When you practice intermittent fasting, your body is not in a caloric deficit all the time. Because of the alternation between fasting and feeding, your body still gets enough fuel without signaling starvation. Your body simply turns to your stored body fat as fuel, because there is nothing else to use.\n\nRather than dismiss all fat as a scourge to be avoided, fat serves many critical roles in the human body, from hormone regulation to energy storage. In terms of energy storage, you can think of fat as a kind of biological battery that gets replenished when excess calories are present. A battery with an incredibly high energy density. \n\nJust **1kg** of fat contains **7,700 calories**. With ~10kg of body fat, the average healthy adult male can have in excess of 70,000 calories of stored energy, enough to survive a whole month without eating (assuming other nutritional needs were met) or run **28 marathons**. The body is truly remarkable. ","f293d7e8-ed9f-4a8e-8432-1ab3f6844f7e",[213,220,227],{"id":214,"data":215,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"aa65a383-61e1-448e-8007-578c2a85c5ea",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":216,"activeRecallAnswers":218},[217],"How many calories (kcal) are in 1kg of fat?",[219],"7,700 calories",{"id":221,"data":222,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"d8789c0c-96da-4e49-83a9-ef16f5bce95d",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":223,"activeRecallAnswers":225},[224],"How much energy is stored in fat in the healthy average adult?",[226],"Over 70,000 calories ",{"id":228,"data":229,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"f17d830e-d323-463f-a1af-979df5db94ec",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":230,"activeRecallAnswers":232},[231],"What is the starvation response?",[233],"It's when our body breaks down the proteins in our muscles for energy (and eventually, our internal organs)",{"id":235,"data":236,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":240},"91380668-2b38-48c6-a630-4041343884b6",{"type":30,"title":237,"markdownContent":238,"audioMediaId":239},"Appetite-regulating hormones: ghrelin and leptin","There are a plethora of hormones regulating hunger, appetite, and satisfaction after a meal. These hormones, released via the *endocrine system*, have direct effects on appetite and how full we feel - something called *satiety.*\n\nThe 2 important hormones involved in appetite regulation are the gut-derived hormone, *ghrelin*, and another secreted from fat cells known as *leptin*.\n\nLeptin decreases your appetite or level of hunger. People who are overweight or obese typically have high leptin but are resistant to it while leaner individuals may have lower levels but higher sensitivity.\n\nGhrelin is often called the *hunger hormone* as it drives us to eat. Intermittent fasting can lower levels of ghrelin which in turn, can lead to lower feelings of hunger and increased weight loss.","dff1cc83-a206-4d09-a6dd-f7db0b1ef22d",[241,248,256,263],{"id":242,"data":243,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"021c4a2e-a223-4c3b-b548-502f54d8b345",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":244,"activeRecallAnswers":246},[245],"Obese people typically have high concentrations of leptin, even though it decreases hunger. How is this possible?",[247],"Their sensitivity to leptin is reduced",{"id":249,"data":250,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"0f74a128-5493-4649-8967-984a7d4467cf",{"type":44,"reviewType":138,"spacingBehaviour":30,"clozeQuestion":251,"clozeWords":253},[252],"Leptin is secreted from fat cells, decreasing hunger",[254,255],"fat cells","hunger",{"id":257,"data":258,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"20d4d25a-a71d-40a5-ba57-784d589e0c9f",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":259,"activeRecallAnswers":261},[260],"What does 'satiety' mean?",[262],"The perception of 'fullness' after eating or drinking",{"id":264,"data":265,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"9c80e8e1-69b0-4775-b5fe-52aa2b59b472",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":266,"binaryCorrect":268,"binaryIncorrect":270},[267],"Which of these increases appetite?",[269],"Ghrelin",[271],"Leptin",{"id":273,"data":274,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"reviews":278},"bb4c67cc-623e-4a04-a63f-21153efe6a2a",{"type":30,"title":275,"markdownContent":276,"audioMediaId":277},"How insulin resistance develops","**Insulin** is produced inside the pancreas and helps cells absorb blood glucose to regulate sugar levels. It is also the hormone responsible for dragging glucose into cells. In other words, our bodies need insulin in order to use or store glucose for energy.\n\nOur bodies regulate the insulin level in our blood to match the amount of glucose in the blood, that is, high after a meal and low between meals. Because insulin is secreted after each meal, eating throughout the day keeps insulin levels elevated most of the time.\n\nChronically high levels of insulin may desensitize body tissues, causing insulin insensitivity/insulin resistance – the hallmark of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. Insulin resistance occurs when cells do not absorb sugar/glucose from the bloodstream. This leads to elevated blood sugar levels, as your body cannot burn through the sugar stored in your blood.\n\nFasting helps keep insulin levels low and increases insulin sensitivity (the opposite of insulin resistance). This can, among other health benefits, reduce the risk of diabetes.","aa8fa848-d0cf-4601-b6b7-358a254af1e6",[279,287,296,303,312,321],{"id":280,"data":281,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"3d686d98-4499-406c-a2e9-ca13af10be33",{"type":44,"reviewType":138,"spacingBehaviour":30,"clozeQuestion":282,"clozeWords":284},[283],"High insulin resistance means your cells do not readily absorb the glucose in your blood so blood sugar levels stay elevated.",[285,286],"insulin resistance","elevated",{"id":288,"data":289,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"4b259714-6fad-42aa-a34c-6819624570be",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":290,"binaryCorrect":292,"binaryIncorrect":294},[291],"How does fasting affect insulin levels?",[293],"Keeps levels low, increases sensitivity",[295],"Keeps levels high, decreases sensitivity",{"id":297,"data":298,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"591b0a98-d668-46a0-8d4b-73bdcb56b717",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":299,"activeRecallAnswers":301},[300],"What is insulin?",[302],"It's a hormone that helps cells absorb blood glucose",{"id":304,"data":305,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"70b9d2d5-543d-43ff-8338-80dfcdd3c6d6",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":306,"binaryCorrect":308,"binaryIncorrect":310},[307],"As blood glucose goes up:",[309],"Insulin goes up",[311],"Insulin goes down",{"id":313,"data":314,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"845abffb-eb3a-4f33-af8b-b3d1dfa778e6",{"type":44,"reviewType":20,"spacingBehaviour":30,"binaryQuestion":315,"binaryCorrect":317,"binaryIncorrect":319},[316],"Where is insulin produced?",[318],"Pancreas",[320],"Liver",{"id":322,"data":323,"type":44,"version":30,"maxContentLevel":19},"e744ac89-6974-44ea-981f-9d42c5d02586",{"type":44,"reviewType":30,"spacingBehaviour":30,"activeRecallQuestion":324,"activeRecallAnswers":326},[325],"If we eat throughout the day, what happens to our insulin levels?",[327],"They remain constantly elevated",[329,505,653],{"id":23,"data":24,"type":20,"version":20,"maxContentLevel":19,"pages":330},[331,372,416],{"id":28,"data":29,"type":30,"maxContentLevel":19,"version":30,"parsed":332},{"data":333,"body":336,"toc":370},{"title":334,"description":335},"","Please note, this pathway is for informational purposes only, and should not be taken as professional medical advice.",{"type":337,"children":338},"root",[339,350,355,360,365],{"type":340,"tag":341,"props":342,"children":343},"element","p",{},[344],{"type":340,"tag":345,"props":346,"children":347},"strong",{},[348],{"type":349,"value":335},"text",{"type":340,"tag":341,"props":351,"children":352},{},[353],{"type":349,"value":354},"Fasting is not a new concept and has been around for thousands of years. However, intermittent fasting, or the practice of restricting eating to certain times of the day, is relatively new and gaining in popularity. This pathway explains the science behind why it works and how to apply it to your life.",{"type":340,"tag":341,"props":356,"children":357},{},[358],{"type":349,"value":359},"In a nutshell, intermittent fasting takes the concept of fasting and makes it more accessible and compatible with a broad array of lifestyles. This means that you can reap the potential benefits of fasting without going on prolonged multi-day fasts.",{"type":340,"tag":341,"props":361,"children":362},{},[363],{"type":349,"value":364},"Now, you might be wondering when and how did this whole intermittent fasting thing start? What actually goes on in my body? What is the science behind it and is it safe for me?",{"type":340,"tag":341,"props":366,"children":367},{},[368],{"type":349,"value":369},"In this tile we’ll take a look at how the history of fasting and how the various approaches and science have progressed. 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