Fasting is necessary for every Muslim that has reached puberty ( unless he / she suffers from a medical condition which prevents him / her from doing so.

Fasting during Ramadan is obligatory, but is forbidden for several groups for whom it would be very dangerous and excessively problematic.

Fasting is one of the main tools for practicing external austerity.

Fasting is wajib ( obligatory ) for adult Muslims, except those who are ill, travelling or going through menstrual bleeding.

The orthodox tradition of separating meat and vegetables and as well between specific meals for Fasting and other holidays contributed to a rich variety of vegetarian dishes in Russia and Slavic countries, such as soups ( vegetable borscht, shchi, okroshka ), pirogi, blini, vareniki, kasha, buckwheat, fermented and pickled vegetables, etc.

* Fasting blood glucose test – A method for finding out how much glucose ( sugar ) is in the blood, at a time when recent food intake does not affect glucose levels.

Fasting transferrin saturation values in excess of 45 % ( or 35 % in premenopausal women ) are recognized as a threshold for further evaluation of haemochromatosis.

Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time.

Fasting is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam and involves fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, which is probably the most notable time for fasting among Muslims.

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* Fasting on SPAM and Other Non-aligned Diets for Our Electronic Age ( Sabotage Editions, London 2002 ).

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The name bar Ṣauma is Aramaic for " Son of Fasting " though he was born to a wealthy family.

Fasting and abstinence are recommended only in proportion to the physical strength of the individual, and when the saint speaks of obligatory fasting he specifies that such as are unable to wait for the evening or ninth hour meal may eat at noon.

* Fasting everyday of the year is also forbidden ; Muhammad said " There is no reward for fasting for the one who perpetually fasts.

* Fasting plasma glucose, a blood test for diabetes

Fasting is not considered the primary means of acquiring atonement ; rather, sincere regret for and rectification of wrongdoing is key ( see Isaiah, 58: 1-13 ).

Fasting is done partially only on Fast of Gedalia and for the full day of Yom Kippur.

In 1826 Rettigová published her legendary recipe book called A Household Cookery Book or A Treatise on Meat and Fasting Dishes for Bohemian and Moravian Lasses ( Domácí kuchařka aneb Pojednání o masitých a postních pokrmech pro dcerky české a moravské ).

* New Calendarists only: Fasting day ( for the Dormition )

* New Calendarists only: Fasting day ( for the Dormition )

Fasting differs among the Muslim groupings ; mainstream Shia Muslims stop eating and drinking during sunlight hours and do not eat until late afternoon.

Fasting inculcates a sense of fraternity and solidarity, as Muslims can feel and experience that which needy and hungry humans feel.

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Fasting is practiced by lay Buddhists during times of intensive meditation, such as during a retreat.

Fasting during Great and Holy Week is very strict.

* Fasting in ramzan and its culmination during Laylat al Qadr

From these two poems, and from the 2nd homily on Fasting ( Bickell 14 = Bedjan 17 ) we gain a vivid picture of the miseries borne by the inhabitants of that frontier region during the wars between Persia and the Romano-Greek empire.

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is one of the Pillars of Islam, and thus one of the most important acts of Islamic worship.

Fasting the month of Ramadan

Fasting in the month of Ramadan is considered Fard ( obligatory ).

* Fasting & Ramadan: Complete Interactive Online Guide

Fasting hypoglycemia is often the most significant problem in GSD I, and typically the problem that leads to the diagnosis.

Fasting also includes abstaining from any falsehood in speech and action, abstaining from any ignorant and indecent speech, and from arguing, fighting, and having lustful thoughts.

Fasting promotes hepatic glucose production sustained by an increased pyruvate flux, and increases in PC activity and protein concentration ; Diabetes similarly increases gluconeogenesis through enhanced uptake of substrate and increased flux through liver PC in mice and rats Similarly to other gluconeogenic enzymes, PC is positively regulated by glucagon and glucocorticoids while negatively regulated by insulin.

# Fasting on Amavashya and offer prayers to Lord Vishnu

Dr K. K. Shah said " Fasting is a method of curing the meditation of mind and body which has been proved by great jain monks, sanyasis and munis of ancient times.

Fasting is also one of the ways of absolving one's Spashta, Baddha, or Nidhatta karmas.

* Fasting is normally prohibited on Rosh Chodesh.

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Fasting, singing and prayer in the ancient languages of their people, and sometimes drumming are also common.

Fasting does not pose any medical risks to healthy individuals.

* A Homily on Fasting and Dispassion by St. Theodore the Studite, to be read at the beginning of Great Lent

* A Homily on Fasting and Dispassion by St. Theodore the Studite, to be read at the beginning of Great Lent

Fasting on Fridays entails abstinence from meat or meat products ( i. e., four-footed animals ), poultry and dairy products ( though fish is permitted ).

Fasting on Wednesday and Fridays entails abstinence from meat or meat products ( i. e., four-footed animals ), poultry and dairy products.

Fasting and over exercise may also used as a method of purging following a binge.

Fasting plasma glucose ( measured before the OGTT begins ) should be below 6. 1 mmol / L ( 110 mg / dL ).

Fasting levels between 6. 1 and 7. 0 mmol / L ( 110 and 125 mg / dL ) are borderline (" impaired fasting glycaemia "), and fasting levels repeatedly at or above 7. 0 mmol / L ( 126 mg / dL ) are diagnostic of diabetes.