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Home - OMRF News - Archives for fasting

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Bodywork: Should we skip breakfast on Thanksgiving?

November 25, 2025

Adam’s Journal Thanksgiving, that day of monumental consumption, is almost upon us. I read that on Thursday, the average American will consume 4,500 calories. Wow. This is one of those times when I’d actually like to be an underperformer. If I’m looking to curb the total amount of food I consume on Thursday, should I […]

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Bodywork: Not so fast on fasting

September 2, 2025

Adam’s Journal Here’s a question from one of our Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation colleagues: One of my friends recently told me they had been fasting for four days, water only, and had read about the many health benefits of long-term fasting for resetting your body. Are there health benefits for this kind of fast?  And […]

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: adam cohen, benefits of fasting, dr. hal scofield, fasting, fasting benefits, Hal Scofield, prolonged fasting, water fast, weight loss

Bodywork: To clock or count calories?

May 10, 2022

Intermittent fasting, a weight loss technique that requires people to eat on a specific schedule, has gained popularity recently. Does this diet really work?

Filed Under: Bodywork Tagged With: diet, fasting, McEver, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, OMRF, rodger, scientist-news

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