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 abstention from eating and sometimes drinking. From a purely physiological context, "fasting" may refer to the metabolic status of a person...

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

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...

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...

Medina. Fasting for the month of Ramadan is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Fasting during the month of Ramadan is specifically mentioned in three consecutive...

been said[by whom?] to resemble the fasting tradition[which?] of many religions. An extreme form of dopamine fasting would be complete sensory deprivation...

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

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...

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