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layorictoday at 7:06 AM2 repliesview on HN

> Basically "eat nothing".

Thanks for this, reading "water fast" and "3 days" gave me a shot of adrenaline. The "water" prefix is just confusing, the word for abstaining from food is just "fast" for those interested.

If this is engagement bait, then well played..


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Zobattoday at 7:22 AM

It is a specific type of fasting. Saying only "fasting" can mean a lot of things, saying "water fast" means you only drink water.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting

rolisztoday at 7:26 AM

Water fasting is used to differentiate from dry fasting, where you don't even drink water.

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