Fasting season is here again, and I set out to explore the health effects of fasting, particularly the type of fasting commonly practised in churches during this season. I did not find much in the ...

Muslims around the world have welcomed Ramadan, a month of fasting, increased worship, heightened charity, good deeds and community. Christians are also fasting during Lent, the 40-day period of ...

Experts have looked at the health benefits of religious fasting - and how to maximise them But, despite the widespread coverage of intermittent fasting over the past few years, religious fasts have ...