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Fasting is very beneficial for good health. Fasting detoxifies the body and keeps the digestive system healthy. At the same time, mental and physical fitness is maintained. The practice of fasting in our country is centuries old. Mainly people observe fast as a form of devotion to the deities.

In today's era, water fasting is also trending to reduce weight. As the name itself suggests, during this fast we do not eat any food but only drink liquids like water, black coffee, and tea without sugar. Water fasting is very beneficial for health, reduces the risk of chronic disease, and also helps in reducing body fat. But do you know that excessive fasting can also harm our bodies-

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Water fasting means not eating or drinking anything except water. In our country people keep this fast for religious reasons, now people keep this fast for their health. During water fasting, your body regenerates old and damaged cells.

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The duration of water fasting can be from 24 hours to 3 days. Apart from this, water fasting also depends on your health condition. You should not do this fast if you have heart disease, kidney disease, migraine, arthritis, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and if you are pregnant.