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=== Weight loss ===
Although fasting mayfor leadperiods shorter than 24 hours have been shown to be effective for [[weight loss]] in obese and healthy adults,<ref name=unders /><ref>{{cite book|last1=Shils|first1=Maurice Edward|last2=Shike|first2=Moshe|title=Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease|publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins|isbn=9780781741330|url=https://books.google.de/books?id=S5oCjZZZ1ggC&pg=PA734|accessdate=22 January 2017|language=en}}</ref> some researchers argue that using fasting for weight loss is unnecessary.<ref name=unders/><ref name=Hunger/>
 
Fasts of short intervals (less than 24 hours) have been shown to reduce fat mass and maintain lean body mass.<ref>https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29086496</ref>
 
=== Osteoporosis ===