>>Haven't almost 1Bn people intermittently fasted during Ramadan for centuries? As a Muslim, I can tell you we tend to over eat, generally after we break our f

>>Haven't almost 1Bn people intermittently fasted during Ramadan for centuries? As a Muslim, I can tell you we tend to over eat, generally after we break our fast. It kind of defeats the whole point of fasting. In most cases its unavoidable as breaking fast is a social event for most people. Im guessing before food got abundant the results would be quite different, but again back then most of the world had little to eat any way. The goals of fasting during Ramadan are not to train people for intermittent fasting. Its because the religion/god said so, and to some extent make you feel how the poor feel as thats how life works for them everyday. There is also a thing about fasting every Monday and Thursday which pious people tend to do often. But in general I have seen only good things happen to people who eat less. Muslims or not.