"Fasting" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Abstaining from all food.
| Descriptor ID |
D005215
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.407.400 G07.203.650.240.587 G07.203.650.353.400
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| Concept/Terms |
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fasting" by people in Profiles.
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The Practice of Holy Fasting in the Late Middle Ages: A Psychiatric Approach. J Nerv Ment Dis. 2015 Aug; 203(8):650-3.
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PURLs: skip this step when checking lipid levels. J Fam Pract. 2015 Feb; 64(2):113-5.
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Anorexia mirabilis: the practice of fasting by Saint Catherine of Siena in the late Middle Ages. Am J Psychiatry. 2013 Apr; 170(4):370-1.
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Lack of association between dyslipidemia and insulin resistance in HIV-infected persons treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy. Nutrition. 2004 Nov-Dec; 20(11-12):1022-5.
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Effects of hydration on blood rheology. Clin Hemorheol Microcirc. 2003; 28(1):41-9.
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Human anal motility while fasting, after feeding, and during sleep. Gastroenterology. 1991 Apr; 100(4):1016-23.