Seek medical advice before attempting water-only fasting diets, experts warn

Experts at the University of Sydney are urging people, especially those with existing heart or vascular conditions, to seek medical advice before attempting to lose weight using water-only fasting diets.

The study, published in Molecular Metabolism, was conducted by a team of researchers in Australia, Italy and the US. It examined the impact of prolonged fasting — a diet in which people abstain from consuming calories and instead drink only water for more than four days at a time — on…

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