Fasting Health Benefits And Risks

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Health Benefits of Fasting

• Many people believes that fasting is a
  religious obligation. But apart from that fasting
  has many positive effects on our body.
• You dont need to do anything, just say No
  to food.
• Fasting helps lose weight, removes toxins
  from our body, boost immunity and develops
  healthy eating habits.
• Here are few benefits of fasting

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Health Benefits of Fasting

• Weight loss During fast, our body uses fat
  stored in the body. Though fasting is not that
  much healthy strategy to lose weight. Instead you
  can reduce the intake of sugar and other junk
  food and increase the consumption of fruits.
• Reduce blood sugar Breakdown of glucose takes
  place during fasting to generate energy which
  ultimately reduces the production of insulin and
  rests the pancreas. This resulting in reduced
  blood sugar.

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Health Benefits of Fasting

• Removes toxins from body When we consume
  processed food, the toxins present in the food
  get stored in the fats. During fasting, fats get
  burnt and the toxins are released.
• Helps fat breakdown When on fast, body starts
  breaking the fats stored in the body to release
  energy.
• Apart from the benefits fasting have, there
  are few disadvantages of it too.

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Health Benefits of Fasting

• You may become dehydrate during fasting. This
  can lead to headache and even migraine in some
  cases. So pregnant women, nursing mothers or
  people with liver problems should not fast.
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