[Zuse]

They don’t do a true fast. They just don’t eat between sunup and sundown mecca time. So maybe they just skip lunch and then gorge themselves stupid after dark.
Saudis have some of the highest diabetes rates in the world because they pound down sweet drinks in a hot climate with alcohol prohibition.

To get information about how to do fasting the right way check out Dr. Jason Fung. He is curing Type 2 diabetes with fasting coupled with low-carb diet.
Dr. Thomas Seyfried recommends a 7-day water fast to clear out cancer cells, a process known as autophagy.

[Moonman62]

Saudis have some of the highest diabetes rates in the world because they pound down sweet drinks in a hot climate with alcohol prohibition.

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I’m pretty sure obesity is a risk factor for diabetes, but sugar by itself isn’t.

http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/myths/

[SandwicheGuy]

FReepers come to FR for many reasons, and FReepers post for many more. Quite often is is about politics, but ever so often a little diamond is thrown into the mix, just as a throw-away comment. And sometimes that little comment can affect lives in so many unexpected ways.

I'm wondering how many readers took note of your comment and followed your link. And how many encountered a flash of understanding, did some further research, and changed their lives or the lives of family, friends, acquaintances and neighbors, and how many of these went on to contribute to their communities instead of plateauing out in their lives.

You are like the mythical butterfly in Brazil, maybe it caused a tornado in Texas, maybe now. You are that butterfly in this thread, and I thank you profusely for your post.

[June2]

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