And while it’s becoming increasingly popular, it’s been around forever. As Shape Magazine reports, Dr. Mike Roussell, Director of Nutrition for PEAK Performance in New York City, explains that fasting is not a new trend—it’s been around for centuries for religious purposes and as a method to lose weight. He explains that an estimated “14 percent of adults in the U.S. have used fasting as a method to lose weight. That is pretty significant considering at any given point 44 percent of Americans are dieting.”
