fasting
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- noun
- /ˈfæstɪŋ/
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- Blood samples were obtained in the fasting state (12 hours) in the morning.
- fasting and prayer
- fasting during Ramadan
- day of fasting
OK, so let's talk about feeding, fasting, health and performance.
- OK, so let's talk about feeding, fasting, health and performance.
- Or in other words, can fasting have any impact on health span?
- And so let's talk about how fasting can help you age more slowly.
- But what is the, what are the facts around fasting intermittently?
- Certain people will use fasting, time restricted eating.
- So we know via clinical studies that fasting has great physical benefits.
- There is alternate day fasting, twice weekly fasting.
- So it's basically a fasting mimicking drug.
- It's activated during periods of fasting and that is true.
- So I believe, you know, fasting can rejuvenate the immune system.
- But but fasting and sauna are too good approaches.
- Walter, can we get the effects of fasting while still eating something?
- More broadly, though, I think fasting is one thing.
- But the idea that fasting across the board is, is good.
- But when people hear fasting, when I hear fasting, I think of two things.
Examples
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Lipid variables and fasting blood glucose were measured by standard laboratory techniques.
Academic text (2012) -
Besides, fasting is good for you.
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I mean a day of prayer and fasting.
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The campaign included fasting and prayer meetings to gain strength and overcome fear.
Academic text (1999) -
After prayer and fasting, I decided to accept God as my Savior.
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Many cultures believe that fasting is the first step for purification.
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During Ramadan, many Muslims engage in fasting from dawn until sunset as a form of spiritual discipline.
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The doctor suggested fasting for 24 hours to prepare for the tests and ensure accurate results.
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In various religions, fasting is practiced as a way to seek closeness to the divine and enhance spiritual reflection.
Synonyms
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A time when a person does not eat or drink
Antonyms
How Strict
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fasting comes from the old English word fast, which meant 'firm' or 'to hold', so it was used to mean 'keeping back' food. A helpful memory is breakfast, the meal that 'breaks the fast', so fasting means not eating for a set time.