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The 20 pages that link to Fasting, each with the reason it gives.

• AsceticismRelated: It makes bodily appetite a direct object of disciplined restraint.

• GluconeogenesisRelated: As liver glycogen declines, gluconeogenesis helps sustain blood glucose.

• Cori cycleRelated: During fasting, lactate remains one of the substrates the liver can use to make glucose.

• DidacheRelated: The text distinguishes Christian fasting days from those of other groups.

• King penguinRelated: Adults can fast for weeks while incubating, drawing on stored body reserves.

• LentRelated: Lenten fasting expresses self-discipline and penitence, with rules differing among Christian traditions.

• SatyagrahaRelated: Gandhi sometimes used fasting as self-suffering intended to prompt moral reflection and action.

• AbstinenceCompared with: Fasting is usually limited in duration or category, rather than avoiding a behavior completely.

• Gilbert syndromeRelated: Calorie restriction can temporarily raise bilirubin and bring out the syndrome's pattern.

• PenanceRelated: Fasting is one traditional bodily discipline used as an act of penance.

• Elephant sealRelated: Adults can fast for extended periods while breeding or molting on land.

• Dubin–Johnson syndromeRelated: Fasting can temporarily raise bilirubin levels and make the existing jaundice more noticeable.

• CatabolismRelated: Fasting increases reliance on stored fuels and alters catabolic pathway activity.

• Dick GregoryRelated: Gregory undertook public fasts to protest war, racism, and other political grievances.

• EatingCompared with: Fasting is a chosen interruption or restriction of eating.

• GluttonyCompared with: Fasting can express restraint in contrast with excessive indulgence.

• Spiritual practiceBroader topic: Fasting uses bodily restraint to focus attention and express spiritual commitment.

• Arnold EhretRelated: Ehret made fasting a central part of his proposed healing regimen.

• Taoist dietRelated: Taoist fasting can serve ritual purification, discipline, or cultivation.

• Vegetarianism and religionRelated: Religious fasts may exclude meat temporarily without establishing a permanent vegetarian diet.