Fruit Fasting and its Benefits

Posted on October 25, 2007 in Latest News

Fruit fast, is one wherein dieters generally eat and drink nothing but fresh fruit and freshly squeezed fruit juices. By eating fruit, dieters get all the nutrients their bodies need to be healthy, this way they cut most of the fats out of their diet.

Many of the benefits of a juice fast are also present in a fruit fast. Those who follow a juice fast do so in order for their digestive tract to get a rest from its work of digesting food. Fasting gives the digestive system a break and capitalizes on the energy, which is otherwise directed for digestion and channelizes it for higher mental processes.

Like a juice fast, fruit fasts also provide a great deal of the vitamins and minerals your body needs to function properly.

Fresh fruits rich in vitamin C, which help your immune system, work at its best. Be sure, however, that you stick to fresh fruits. Organically grown fruits are actually the best choice for a fruit fast because they are grown using no artificial fertilizers or pesticides.

Fruit fasts enable you to loose weight, as fruits don’t carry many calories. You can eat a lot of fruit without consuming many calories. In fact, you can snack on fruits nearly all day long and still not eat the number of calories contained in one meal at a fast food restaurant.

Another benefit of a fruit fast is that the body converts the sugar in fruit directly into glucose. Glucose is the main food of the brain. By keeping your brain will fed, you won’t feel the “fogginess” or lack of concentration you often get with water only fast.

This diet has lot of benefits attached with it and will give your body the fuel it needs to keep going, but still allows you to lose weight

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3 Responses to “Fruit Fasting and its Benefits”

  1. A. Drake Says:
    March 6th, 2008 at 12:43 pm

    How much weight could you lose if you did this for 4-5 days.

  2. Julian Says:
    April 14th, 2008 at 5:01 pm

    I wouldn’t take the fruit juice fasting too far – perhaps vegetable juices would be a better route. Most fruit juices are pure calories. A cup of apple juice has more calories than an equivalent amount of coke or pepsi. Cranberry juice and orange juice are even higher. If you’re going to do a fruit fast, eat fruit but drink water.

  3. Tom Says:
    November 29th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

    Should you excercise during a fruit fast? If so, what excercises are best?

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