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> Basically "eat nothing". Thanks for this, reading "water fast" and "3 days" gave me a shot of adrenaline. The "water" prefix is just confusing, the word for
by layoric 5mo ago
> Basically "eat nothing".
Thanks for this, reading "water fast" and "3 days" gave me a shot of adrenaline. The "water" prefix is just confusing, the word for abstaining from food is just "fast" for those interested.
If this is engagement bait, then well played..
- Zobat 5mo agoIt is a specific type of fasting. Saying only "fasting" can mean a lot of things, saying "water fast" means you only drink water. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
- layoric 5mo agoFair enough, thanks for sharing
- rolisz 5mo agoWater fasting is used to differentiate from dry fasting, where you don't even drink water.
- pawelduda 5mo agoIs this even a thing? Never assumed you'd ever want to dehydrate like this on purpose. Just why?
- teravor 5mo agodry fasts aren't always what they appear. if you have significant glycogen stores in your body as you begin your fast you wont be dehydrated for the first day or two as water is freed. what usually happens is someone who starts glycogen endowed discovers that they aren't thirsty when they start fasting and tout it as dry fasting.
- pawelduda 5mo agoOk glycogen store was the only possibilty I has in mind. Thanks:)
- hebelehubele 5mo agoLook up how Muslims fast during Ramadan.
- erg0s4m 5mo agoReligious Jews have a couple of 25 hour complete fasts per year.
- neonstatic 5mo agoWhat you thought of (not even drinking water) is called a dry fast. It is a thing, but for obvious reasons is much more intense and shorter in duration.