Fasting is probably the most popular diet-related trend right now. It’s praised for many alleged benefits which include weight loss, anti-aging effects, improving mood, etc. But is fasting really a good idea and good for everyone?
While many people swear that fasting is the method that helped them achieve many health-related goals, we must ask ourselves if this is really a universal approach that’s good for most people. The short answer is that it’s not. Skipping meals and starving for the most part of the day isn’t something that anyone can or should do. It mostly depends on several factors, such as your current diet, whether you have children, how mentally engaging your job is, how willing your partner is to support you, etc. Going for hours without food can be liberating, but it doesn’t just happen overnight. It requires practice and adaptation to the new lifestyle that not everyone can commit to.
There are many groups of people who shouldn’t fast, such as teenagers, the elderly, women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, people with chronic illnesses (unless supervised by a doctor), etc. For the rest, it’s a matter of choosing the most appropriate lifestyle.