Occasional fasting may be good for you

A new study suggests that fasting for one day every month may be good for your heart:

A study in Utah, where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is based, found that people who skipped meals once a month were about 40 percent less likely to be diagnosed with clogged arteries than those who did not regularly fast.

They did this study on Mormons because they already fast once a month.  Further studies will have to be done to confirm this.  This should be an easier study than most to replicate as you can have people come in once a month for the day and make sure they don't eat anything that day!  (Most diet studies are very hard to verify!)