Is fasting good for you? What we know so far

Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by CarolineW on Sunday July 24, 2016 @10:23AM (#12153383)

This is not "what we know so far" - this is an anecdote about one person and his wife fasting for a week. There's a cursory section about the current buzz around the topic, and then a reasonable account of what happened to them.

That's it. Nice story, no actual data.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by HillaryBriss on Sunday July 24, 2016 @11:33AM (#12153552)

I was thinking the same thing. It's become trendy to tack "What we know so far" on to article titles lately (especially editorials masquerading as news). The phrase is being abused.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by nightski on Sunday July 24, 2016 @11:31AM (#12153549)

By we, they probably just meant themselves.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by yodsanklai on Sunday July 24, 2016 @12:40PM (#12153749)

In that case, how can they address the question "is fasting good for you"? They may as well write an article "can you believe your horoscope? what we know so far" based on their personal experience. This is exactly the type of topics where I'd like to have scientific data as opposed to personal experiences.

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Re:Is fasting good for you? What we know so far by omginternets on Sunday July 24, 2016 @12:31PM (#12153718)

... which is misleading given what the term means to most English-speakers.

The point stands: it's a decent story with a crappy title.

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