Most people have heard about the benefits of temporarily abstaining from food.
Let's figure out what effect fasting has on the body.
Is fasting beneficial?
In fact, it all depends on how long you are going to give up food.
A day of fasting will have a beneficial effect on your body.
After 24 hours without food, the amount of sugar in the blood decreases, since new sugar does not enter the body, and it has to process the reserves deposited in the liver and blood.
And immunity also increases, since the lack of food triggers the process of regeneration of old cells.
And this is not to mention the fact that short-term fasting is one of the most effective ways to get rid of extra pounds.
The lack of food also has a positive effect on the digestive system, which on such days rests from its work.
Fasting also promotes detoxification, as fat burning releases toxins that the body then gets rid of.
However, fasting for more than 24 hours is not recommended, as it can lead to hypoglycemia. Doctors recommend not to refuse food on your own and to do so only as prescribed by specialists.
Previously, scientists identified a dangerous disadvantage of intermittent fasting for weight loss.
