1. It is well known that fasting has a very positive effects on our health. Some doctors advise their patients few days fasting
2. Moreover, fasting means consuming less and therefore less energy is used. Finally we will end up with less carbon dioxide emissions and slow down the effects of global warming.
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I agree with you Yasser Jaamour that many Muslim do not understand the spirit of fasting. This is why many of then gain weight after Ramadhan instead of losing it.
I think it depends on the kind of fasting. Around the globe, in some cultures the fasting is from dawn to dusk. in others, it is for 24 hours. Fasting in some cultures and religious circles involve none food or drinks intake. Other involve fasting of bread but not of liquids etc. The linkage with global warming is a stretch.
For health: fasting definitely has positive effects, so for youth to reduce lust.
For global warming: fasting may be an aiding factor, because some people who fast they wrongly recover food after their fasting.
I agree with you Yasser Jaamour that many Muslim do not understand the spirit of fasting. This is why many of then gain weight after Ramadhan instead of losing it.
I think there would need to be a lot of people fasting for a long time to have a noticeable effect on food production and eventually on global warming. Reducing meat or cutting it out entirely is likely to have a bigger effect on climate. And generally those in food rich parts of the world only purchasing and eating what they need, not over consumption and throwing away food.
Another positive effect of fasting: if we eat less; the market prices will go down and the poorer can also buy and eat.
Any opinion ?
I don't know. Respected members of RG can give scientific explanations on this. Thank you for the question.
@Olutosin : Fasting means eating less; the positive effects are:
1. Consuming less-->using less industrial energy--> less carbon dioxide emissions -->less global warming
Benefits of fasting are well known. Particularly, "intermittent fasting diets --IFD" is considered the best model for fasting to harvest health benefits. IFD is "the 5:2 Fast Diet - a plan that involves eating the recommended calorie intake for 5 days a week but reducing calorie intake to 25% for the remaining 2 days - to 500 calories a day for women and 600 a day for men".
There are several health risks of unregulated fasting.
(1) Greater than usual calorie intake has been documented in religious fasting around the globe, leading to weight gain and negating the philosophical benefits of saving food for poor etc.
(2) Fasting results in dehydration, which in turn can lead to hypertension and heart disease.
(3) Heartburn, headache and stress are highly prevalent among fasting population.
(4) Expecting mothers, adolescents, and those with Type I diabetes will have other ill-effects.
Very good question. The Scientific logic behind fasting is good in terms of a) one can save food for those who remains hungry,b) the digestive system gets rest on fasting,c) the will power & self confidence increase,d)it helps in taking less calories, no/less weight gain & less fuel consumption. The fasting activity should be regularly regular not erratic ( fasting once in a week & no solid food during fasting). Fasting provides control on emotions & helpful in determination.
In case of diabetes, there's need to consult the doctor ( avoid feast & fasting in diabetics).
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