Lately, social media has been filled with suggestions of water-only fasting diets, but experts say people should be wary of jumping into them blindly due to potential negative impacts. As the name ...

Here’s a question from one of our Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation colleagues: One of my friends recently told me they had been fasting for four days, water only, and had read about the many ...

Doctors explain how dehydration during Ramzan can increase the risk of kidney stones, UTIs and prostate complications, and ...

Prolonged fasting — abstaining from energy intake for four or more consecutive days — is used by some as a health intervention; however, the biological effects of this kind of fasting are not well ...

Ahram Online examines World Health Organization recommendations and key studies on Ramadan fasting to clarify when people ...

Experts at the University of Sydney are urging people, especially those with existing heart or vascular conditions, to seek medical advice before attempting to lose weight using water-only fasting ...

Does fasting guarantee weight loss? Is longer fasting always healthier? Can fasting detox the body or cure lifestyle diseases? An internal medicine expert busts common fasting myths many Indians still ...

Intermittent fasting — which involves restricting when you eat, most commonly consuming food within an eight-hour window and fasting for the other 16 hours — is all the rage these days, with celeb ...

People with neurological conditions such as epilepsy, migraine, Parkinson’s disease and multiple sclerosis should consult ...

Most children - including nearly 80% of infants - go without clear liquids before surgery for at least twice as long as guidelines recommend, according to an analysis of data on more than 70,000 ...