Newsweek spoke with Nelly J. Aguilar, a writer and creator who recently undertook a 30-day water-only fast. "I'm no stranger to fasting," Aguilar explained. "I've experimented with several shorter ...

Water fasting—a practice of abstaining from all food and beverages except water—has become a notable health trend in the U.S. in recent years. While fasting has a long history in religious and ...

But some advocates of the practice take this to the extreme, consuming nothing but water for weeks on end. Proponents, who fast for 30 or more days at a time, say the practice helps the body heal ...