Fasting can be very beneficial to your health. However, it is important to keep in within context. I will refer to "fasting" as fasting two days a week. Less than this may not produce such high effects, and more than this may be detrimental to your body. One should always talk to a doctor before beginning to fast.
However, when done correctly, fasting offers a wide array of benefits. In the short term, one can get better sleep, gain clearer skin, lose weight, give digestive organs a break, and give the body a chance to detoxify.
In the longer term, there are even more benefits. Studies suggest that fasting can help people with cancer, as well as, reduce one's risk of developing cancer. It can also reduce the risk of diabetes. It can guard against heart disease and dementia. Fasting can help control Parkinson's diesase. And even help control asthma. The cardiovascular system greatly benefits from fasting.
In addition to physical benefits, someone who fasts may also feel betterr emotionally. They can feel calmer, clearer, happier, and refreshed.
http://www.allaboutfasting.com/benefits-of-fasting.html
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-16/lifestyle/sns-201301151500--tms--premhnstr--k-i20130116-20130116_1_mark-mattson-calorie-restriction-calorie-intake/3
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