THEY say that fasting purifies the mind. Now it seems it may help keep the heart healthy too.
About three-quarters of the people of Utah are Mormons, and many of them fast for a day every month. Benjamin Horne from the Intermountain Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, asked 515 elderly people undergoing X-ray examinations for suspected heart disease about their lifestyle. Those who fasted were 39 per cent more likely than non-fasters to have a healthy heart. The results were presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday.
Horne thinks that fasting might…
