Fasting is an easy way to lose weight.
Fasting is often prescribed for medicinal purposes and used by certain religious beliefs as and integral part of their customs
The act of fasting for weight loss, however, simply is not recommended and this is the reason why. Fastingtricks the body into thinking you are 'marooned on a desert island without food and water' scenario and this starts the body's 'Famine Response' (skipping breakfast and meals has the same affect!!) This leads to a slower metabolism for survival and eventually weight gain when you return to a normal eating pattern. If we do not fuel our body it then must find its energy from different sources. The first comes from the liver and its glycogen stores and then from fat by using up the fatty acids stores. If you still have not eaten it then moves to other areas protein storage, i.e.: our muscles and other soft tissue. Our nervous system depends on glucose to function properly; this includes your heart and your brain.