* Fasting hyperglycemia — diabetes mellitus type 2 or impaired fasting glucose, impaired glucose tolerance, or insulin resistance

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

Fasting plasma glucose concentration was also lower.

Fasting plasma insulin levels and fasting plasma glucose levels are used as tests to predict diabetes.

* Fasting plasma glucose, a blood test for diabetes

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.

* 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 is a biblical practice from even Old Testament times, and was mentioned by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount and reportedly practiced by him as well.

Fasting is also believed by some scholars to extol fundamental distinctions, lauding the power of the spiritual realm, while acknowledging the subordination of the physical realm.

Basil's Sermons About Fasting, translated by Kent Berghuis

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

Fasting is a common practice employed by Javanese spiritualists in order to attain discipline of mind and body to get rid of material and emotional desires.

Fasting by the banks of the Ganges River, and with Krishna no longer alive, Parikshit longed to hear of him.

Fasting is accompanied by avoiding all cooked foods, especially spices and meats.

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 is an individual spiritual obligation, and cannot be enforced by Bahá ' í institutions.

Christ in the Desert, or Christ in the Wilderness () is a painting by Russian artist Ivan Kramskoi, reflecting the Fasting of Christ.

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* The Rewards of Fasting by Mike Bickle and Dana Candler ( 2005 ) ISBN 0-9776738-1-2

Fasting would also put the body through unusual hardship, which Gandhi believed would cleanse the spirit by stimulating the courage to withstand all impulses and pain.

Fasting for Muslims during Ramadan typically includes the increased offering of salat ( prayers ) and recitation of the Quran.

Fasting mice also had high levels of heat-shock protein-70 ( Hsp70 ), which increases cellular resistance to stress.

Fasting plasma insulin concentration was 65 % lower.

* Homiletic commentaries on the Old Testament: the Hexaemeron ( Six Days of Creation ); De Helia et ieiunio ( On Elijah and Fasting ); De Iacob et vita beata ( On Jacob and the Happy Life ); De Abraham ; De Cain et Abel ; De Ioseph ( Joseph ); De Isaac vel anima ( On Isaac, or The Soul ); De Noe ( Noah ); De interpellatione Iob et David ( On the Prayer of Job and David ); De patriarchis ( On the Patriarchs ); De Tobia ( Tobit ); Explanatio psalmorum ( Explanation of the Psalms ); Explanatio symboli ( Commentary on the Symbol ).

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

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

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 ).

) A Treatise on Fasting with the order thereof ;

Fasting may not mean a complete abstinence from food ; consequently, Jesus may have been surviving on the sparse food that could be obtained in the desert.

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

* Fasting fosters longevity in rats.

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 practices may preclude sexual intercourse and other activities as well as food.

Fasting is often indicated prior to surgery or other procedures that require general anesthetics, because of the risk of pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents after induction of anesthesia ( i. e., vomiting and inhaling the vomit, causing life-threatening aspiration pneumonia ).

Fasting is a practice in several Christian denominations or other churches.

# Ta ' anit: ( תענית ) (" Fasting ") deals chiefly with the special fast-days in times of drought or other untoward occurrences.

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.

Nor is there a forty days ' fast in Judaism of the period ( see Mishnah Tractate Ta ' anit, " Days of Fasting ").

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

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

* Fasting is normally prohibited on Rosh Chodesh.

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

Fasting — a practice actively promoted in Scripture — and abstinence from certain foods at particular times are good spiritual disciplines, but there is no food from which Catholics must abstain at all times ... So who is Paul condemning regarding abstinence?

Fasting ( i. e., abstinence from food and sometimes water ) is a routine feature of Jain asceticism.

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

Fasting is often used as a tool to make a political statement, to protest, or to bring awareness to a cause.

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.

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 is believed to help promote chastity and humility and prevent sin, the outburst of uncontrolled lusts and desires and far-fetched hopes.

Fasting is forbidden on these days: