A lot of people have been talking about “water fasting” as a quick way to shed some unwanted weight. It’s like taking the weight loss game to the extreme because water fasting involves zero food consumption during the duration that it is undertaken. Water fasting is considered apt for people who want to see quick and fast results. However, it’s not easy as it sounds – your body is deprived of all food during such kind of fasting and though it promises fast results, there are a few risks involved and we will talk about them in detail in this article. When you embark on any diet or weight loss program, you should without fail, consult a physician and proceed according to his/her opinion.

What is Water Fasting"
Coming back to water fasting, we would like to stress the fact that any kind of a fasting allows the body to detox and heal itself. In fact, fasting is considered as a part of spiritual cleansing and most religions in the world advocate fasting for general and spiritual well being.  In water fasting, you are not supposed to eat or drink anything except plain water. Water fasting can be considered a form of intermittent fasting where one goes without food for two days in a week, but the major difference is that intermittent fasting allows you to consume up to 500 calories and other beverages like green tea, apple cider vinegar, and coffee, water fasting gives you no such liberty. Just like intermittent fasting, water fast also trigge...