It is interesting that some religions include fasting as part of their rituals and traditions. Specifically I am familiar with Eastern Orthodox https://orthodo

It is interesting that some religions include fasting as part of their rituals and traditions. Specifically I am familiar with Eastern Orthodox https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fasting https://orthodoxwiki.org/Fasting some of it is just dietary restrictions no meats, sometimes not animal products, etc. And strangely it often includes vegetable oils and wine as well. Monastic communities would practice a total fast sometimes from what I remember. Wonder if somehow health benefits observed over the centuries ended up codified as religious practice somehow to benefit the followers.