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Why social eating norms challenge fasting practices

My coworkers think I'm weird for not eating lunch and I'm starting to feel like maybe I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Individual spiritual practices collide with cultural expectations about normal behavior.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Fasting — all traditions and the evidence?”

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