Intermittent fasting has become a popular health trend in the last decade with numerous celebrities endorsing the practice. That being said, there is much uncertainty around this new practice, with skeptics claiming it to be ineffective or potentially detrimental to our health. The practice of fasting has been around for thousands of years. Certain religions such as Christianity, Islam and Buddhism practice it as form of meditation. Even so, what are the effects of such a practice on our bodies?