[icare_1er]

Religious fasting has little to do with the therapeutic ones. For a start, they are too short and are not even 24h. Second, the idea is usually to binge on cakes everyday at sunset.

[ycombinete]

The old Lenten Black Fast [1] probably applies.

- One meal a day

- No meat, lacticinia, or alcohol allowed in the meal

- Water allowed throughout the day

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Fast

[inawarminister]

I am a Muslim and deny the second. A lot of us do lose weight in the Ramadan, along with our sins.