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Originally Posted by Wes  As has been said in other posts on this subject, and as the previous user said, be sure to get all the facts.
The body just cannot survive on water alone. It needs a specific daily input of vitamins, that just are not present in water, and being deprived of them erodes your health, sometimes significantly. Fasting, unlike what some people think, does not mean not eating; it means eating the minimum necessary. Bottom line: you may even make the 3 weeks, but most likely the real costs will be far greater than the actual benefits. |
Actually these are
opinions, not
facts. Also where did you learn these opinions-- from other people on forums that were drunk. I am sure that drunks in a bar have discussed fasting. If a doctor says that you have cancer, you can get a 2nd opinion.
Here is a possible discussion of fasting by drunks. I tried fasting for 5 days and almost died (a guy on this forum said this but did not explain further). Well my brother tried fasting and after 3 days he had a dream that he ate a giant marshmallow. When he woke up, his pillow was gone! Forums are not the best source of information. Backing it up with info from books makes it more reliable information.
Knowing that all this is opinion, you can get opinions of the people that are famous for knowing more than the average guy on the street. So
this webpage has the opinions on fasting from 19 MDs, scientists, the founders of modern medicine, Mark Twain, Abrahan Lincoln, Jesus and Moses (just kidding but both of them did fast) and 2 drunks (just kidding).
The opinions of people like the above are better for this subject than drunks in a bar. Now if you are dealing with who would win in a fight between the Hulk and Aquaman, then the drunks in the bar would probably have better opinions and they would state them while saying that they are facts.