Are water fasts bad for you?

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Like is it bad to do a fast?

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This is an interesting question especially in a time when health has become so commercial. Fasts are in general not unhealthy and are healthy to help the body clear itself of wastes. Fasting has been tied to a lot of religeous beliefs because a lot of people feel better when it is finished. Maybe thats because the body is so happy to be fed again! But seriously a lot of people are eating way too much as it is and fasting would really benefit your life. If you were to describe the purpose of your fast it would be easier to discuss but when I wanted to lose weight I drank water to fill my stomach and it helped out.
That being said there are limits to everything including fasts. There is a thing called the BMI or Body Mass Index that works as a good indicator of your health. Calcium levels should be a major factor for your worry since Osteoporosis is frequent now days. Calcium is easy to get in milk (with lactose sugars) and meat (commonly high in fats.) So if you do decide to go on a diet talk to your Physician about it and come with a plan that they can help you modify if it isn't healthy. Water won't hurt you but if that's all you consume it won't help enough either. Do you remember why distilled water is bad for you? Its the same reason that we don't feed water to infants. They get full stomachs and miss out on all the necessary micronutrients.

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Not that I know of.

No, it can be very healthy. You do need to monitor your activity during a fast though; heavy physical activity can be very unhealthy if you don't have the nutrients to support it.

my mom talked to a guy that only drank water for a month, and he said he saw little green men

24 hours of water fasting would be good for you. I wouldn't push it past a day though.

how can this possibly be good? your body is made up of mostly water.you lose so much in a day and your not replacing this.can cause organ failure!

i am sorry where did you get the idea that you dont feed water to infants? of course they need water.water is what purifies ur body and helps your organs run.

only if you enjoy having diarrea. the best way to be fit is to have six small meals a day

It depends on how long the fast lasts. Water can sustain you for a certain amount of time before your body will stop functioning properly (probably don't take it over a day). However, after the fast, your body would need a large amount of nutrients to recover from the lack of food.

If your going to do a fast, I would suggest drinking lots of water IN ADDITION TO other liquids. Water dosen't have the viatims and such and you'll find yourself drained of energy quickly, and you'll also get more hungry faster. Try drinking stuff such as gatorade and other power drinks. Also try and avoid cokes and coffee, as these can make your stomach cramp (from personal experience). Chewing gum and sucking on hard candy also helped me.

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