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Well if going 10 hours (say in Scotland in winter) without food is "fasting", I do that pretty much every day, I rarely eat or drink between 2200 and 0900, and rarely eat between 2000 and about 1230

Not convinced that not drinking water during the day is a good idea, especially in hot countries

>>iso163+(OP)
I roomed with two Saudis in college. They just become nocturnal and sleep all day.

>>iso163+(OP)
You're right, most people do...

> Breakfast is the first meal of the day usually eaten in the morning. The word in English refers to breaking the fasting period of the previous night.

>>shephe+U2
To be honest, "breakfast" was more probably originally meant as "breaking the discipline" (see form "fasten"), and only then translated to the action without general involvement of discipline.

>>shephe+U2
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/breakfast-adults-sk...

> One in four adults skip breakfast most days, says survey

>>wincy+Q2
Sounds like the Eruv lines some Jewish communities put up to get away with "breaking the rules", surely it somewhat misses the point

>>iso163+Ef
Which means they're participating in a comparatively longer fast