Is fasting safe? A chart review of adverse events during medically supervised, water-only fasting
Abstract Background Evidence suggests that fasting, during which only water is consumed, results in potentially health promoting physiological effects. However, peer-reviewed research assessing the safety of water-only fasting is lacking. To address this, we conducted a chart review to describe adve...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-018-2136-6 |