New research on prediabetics reveals that periodic fasting can guard against cardiovascular diseases, eliminate “bad cholesterol” and reduce weight. The study, whose results were presented at the 2014 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions in San Francisco, earlier in June, comes as the Muslim world is preparing to mark #Ramadan, a holy month of ritual and fasting, where observant Muslims abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to dusk. According to the research, after 10 to 12 hours of fasting time, the body enters into a self-protection mode and starts scavenging for other sources of energy throughout the body to sustain itself—something that on the long haul can help it combat #diabetes, among other things. By yours truly, for Nature Middle East ... Ive been trying to prove dry fasting--as we Muslims do it In Ramadan-- for long periods is unhealthy, probably for years now, but the facts are refusing to confirm my personal leanings, and lel asaf, I learned proper journalism, so there.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:46:29 +0000
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