This was on HN front page recently: http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-mondays/ http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-monday.

This was on HN front page recently: http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-mondays/ http://mariusandra.com/blog/2014/07/why-i-dont-eat-on-monday... Fasting is popular in many cultures for religious reasons and so far only theoreticians can prove its bad. You see people from fasting oriented cultures live long and healthy till their 80s even with worse healthcare. I have read a lot about it - but cannot find links now - just look it up and make your mind. For me it was finally first step to force me to diet - extremely successfully as well after all the attempts.