Fasting may have become a health fad, but religious communities have been doing it for millennia
- Written by: Iqbal Akhtar, Associate Professor, Florida International University
Fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam.Prakash Mathema/AFP via Getty ImagesThe practice of fasting has entered popular culture in recent years as a way to lose extra pounds. Featured in the bestselling book “The Fast Diet,” it advocates eating normally on select days of the week while drastically reducing calories on the remaining...
