Fasting is practiced in various religions. Examples include Lent in Christianity and Yom Kippur, Tisha B'av, Fast of Esther, Fast of Gedalia, the Seventeenth...

Fasting is the act of refraining from eating, and sometimes drinking. However, from a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic...

Intermittent fasting is any of various meal timing schedules that cycle between voluntary fasting (or reduced calorie intake) and non-fasting over a given...

The Chinese religions of fasting (simplified Chinese: 斋教; traditional Chinese: 齋教; pinyin: zhāijiāo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai-kàu) are a subgroup of the Chinese...

observed fasts to appease their gods. Former nations such as Assyrians and Babylonians observed fasting as a form of penance. Jews observe fasting as a form...

historically observes the disciplines of fasting and abstinence (from meat) at various times each year. For Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one's intake...

engagement in less stimulating activities such as reading, crafting, or outdoor sports. Dopamine fasting has been said[by whom?] to resemble the fasting tradition[which...

Black Fast Christian Vegetarian Association Pioneer Total Abstinence Association Fasting and abstinence in the Catholic Church Fasting in religion McCleskey...

Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices. Throughout India's history, religion has been an important part of...

Religion in the United States is both widespread and diverse, with higher reported levels of belief than other wealthy Western nations. Polls indicate...