fasting

Summary

fasting is a human behavior^[1]. fasting draws 1,876 Wikipedia views per month (human_behavior category, ranking #6 of 31).^[2]

Key Facts

• fasting's instance of is recorded as human behavior^[3].
• fasting's instance of is recorded as dietary restriction^[4].
• fasting is a type of abstinence^[5].
• fasting is used for religious rite^[6].
• fasting is used for trance^[7].
• fasting is used for weight loss^[8].
• fasting is used for preparation^[9].
• fasting's Commons category is recorded as Fasting^[10].
• fasting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Fasting^[11].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[12].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire Infernal^[13].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[14].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as 1922 Encyclopædia Britannica^[18].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[19].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[20].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[21].
• fasting's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[22].
• fasting's different from is recorded as Post^[23].
• fasting's different from is recorded as food deprivation^[24].
• fasting's different from is recorded as hunger strike^[25].
• fasting's permanent duplicated item is recorded as Q25689744^[26].
• fasting's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include human behavior^[3] and dietary restriction^[4]. fasting is a type of abstinence^[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include religious rite^[6], trance^[7], weight loss^[8], and preparation^[9].

Why It Matters

fasting draws 1,876 Wikipedia views per month (human_behavior category, ranking #6 of 31).^[2] fasting has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] fasting is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]