What is dry fasting and does it work?

As intermittent fasting gains popularity, certain social media influencers are stepping into more extreme fasting forms, one of which is dry fasting. According to the DoFasting blog, that quotes studies done on people who practised dry fasting, the practice helps burn three times more fat than regular fasting. But in essence, time-tested ways of eating and living are making a huge comeback.” “Fasting is often sold on the pitch of culture,” says Rujuta. “Fasting foods are typically ones that are commonly not consumed, such as millets like rajgira, veggies like sweet potato, hyperlocal fruits, dry fruits, sabudana and so on,” she says.