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Fast Facts on Fasting

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Here are some fun facts for you: March was National Nutrition Month, April is National Food Month, and according to the Islamic calendar (which is lunar, so the months shift along the Gregorian calendar), April is also going to be Ramadan!

As a quick primer, Ramadan is an Islamic holy month best known for being the time in which Muslims fast from sun-up to sun-down. Yup, we don’t even drink water. But don’t be alarmed! We don’t avoid food and drink entirely; our meals just happen at a specific time. We have the suhoor, a pre-dawn meal to help us through the day, and the iftar, a post sunset meal to recover!

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