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Chaitra Navratri 2022: Treat yourself with these scrumptious dishes while
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Chaitra Navratri, one of the biggest Indian festivals, is being observed with great fervour across the nation.
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IRCTC introduces special menu for Navratri 2022
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): Travelling while fasting during the Navratri period can be a strenuous task. Keeping that in mind, the Indian Railways have introduced their new Navratri special menu which will be available from April 2, the first day of the festival.
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Study finds how liver and immune cells communicate while fasting
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Munich [Germany], February 9 (ANI): People often fast for losing weight. Sometimes they do it for better digestion. Previous studies have shown how fasting can influence the immune system to improve different chronic inflammatory conditions, but little is known about how immune responses mig
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Pairing fasting with exercise can boost health outcomes: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 27 (ANI): According to a new study, exercising intensely at the start of a fast may help maximise the health benefits of temporarily foregoing food.
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Exercising before fasting increases health benefits: Study
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Utah [US], November 26 (ANI): As the holiday season is coming up, the last thing on anyone's mind is fasting. However, fasting is now becoming a trend for weight loss and better metabolic health. This can be time-restricted eating, periodic fasting or the "monk" fast. A new study by Brigham
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Study suggests pairing fasting with exercise can boost health outcomes
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington [US], November 25 (ANI): A new study has found that exercising intensely at the start of a fast may help maximise the health benefits of temporarily foregoing food.
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Nepal: Devotees mark Chhath Pooja with fanfare
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Lalitpur [Nepal], November 10 (ANI): Fasting women taking dips in the water, with a basket full of offering to the Sun God were a common sight at lakes in Kathmandu Valley on Wednesday the penultimate day of the Chhath festival.
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Study finds potatoes not linked to elevated heart health risk factors amon
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 28 (ANI): A new study has found that 9-17-year-old girls who consumed up to one cup of potatoes daily had no increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, or impaired fasting glucose.
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Karva Chauth 2021: Couples breaking stereotypes by breaking fast together
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 23 (ANI): Close your eyes and think of Karva Chauth. What comes to mind? Perhaps a woman, dressed in a glittering red saree, holding a chhanni (sieve) in her hand, facing her husband.
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Important to know each other's traditions, cultures: Rashid on Warner-Will
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], October 20 (ANI): Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan said he was extremely delighted when his Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) teammates David Warner and Kane Williamson kept fast with him during Ramadan in April.
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Fasting required to see full benefit of calorie restriction: Study
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): Over the last few decades, scientists have discovered that long-term calorie restriction provides a wealth of benefits in animals: lower weight, better blood sugar control, even longer lifespans.
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Intermittent fasting efficacious at reducing weight: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): A recent study led by University of Illinois Chicago researchers, intermittent fasting is efficacious in significant weight loss and also improves metabolic health in individuals with obesity.
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