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Not eating the first meal of the day could make you inefficient in fighting off infections that can make you prone to a range of diseases from heart disease to cancer, according to a new animal study.The

According to Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers, the co-occurrence of migraine and glycemic (blood sugar levels) traits had been reported in observational epidemiological studies but it was unknown how they were genetically linked.

Lent ends three days before Easter Sunday on April 14.

Study identifies new gut hormone regulating metabolism during fasting-

The ashes used for Ash Wednesday are the burnt remains of the palm branches that were used on Palm Sunday, the previous year.

A pastor has died after going 25 days without food and water while trying to fast like Jesus.
Francisco Barajah, 39, died in Mozambique attempting to fast

A 39-year-old Mozambican pastor reportedly died trying to fast for 40 days in emulation of Jesus after going without food or water for 25 days.

Pastor Francisco Barajah died in Mozambique after attempting to go without food for 40 days in imitation of Jesus’ 40-day fast.

Nutrition researchers at the University of Illinois Chicago studied 80 people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and found that those who followed an alternate-day fasting diet and exercised were able to improve their health.

In this celebration of Louisianas Cajun culture, complete with Zydeco music and a crawfish boil, Anthony Bourdain goes off the beaten path and takes part in...