No Regulatory control over the food we eat in that country, its only God that's been saving the rest of us,
they dare not treat food in developed countries the way food is treated in Nigeria,

All you food processing experts, its time to go home ooo,

People please please lets start a campaign to talk some sense to the government to start some food processing regulations,

Our families are all at stake here,

Then Talking about fasting for all those ignorant people out there.
Fasting is observed in many faiths at different times in different ways by different people, let me help u out here by giving you a comprehensive list for Religious Beliefs and Health reasons:


Therapeutic fasting
Prolonged Fasting has a long, albeit controversial, history as a form of medical treatment. Since the 1900s, hundreds of thousands of human fasts were supervised and recorded. There are also recent studies that show that fasting every other day while eating double the normal amount of food on non-fasting days can lead to improved insulin and blood sugar control, neuronal resistance to injury, and general health indicators.

Bahá'í Faith: In the Bahá'í Faith, fasting is observed from sunrise to sunset during the Bahá'í month of `Ala' (March 2-March 20).

Christianity: The "acceptable fast" is discussed in the biblical Book of Isaiah, chapter 58:3-7.

Biblical accounts of fasting
-Moses fasted for forty days and forty nights, twice back-to-back; the first, immediately before he received the tablets on the mountain with God. And the second, after coming down, seeing the Israelites practicing idolatry, and breaking the tablets in anger
-Jesus fasted for forty days and forty nights while in the desert, being tempted by Satan to turn stones into bread and eat them, among other tempations
-The prophetess Anna, who proclaimed the baby Jesus to be the Messiah, prayed and fasted regularly in the Temple
-Jesus teaches on the outward appearance and demeanor of a fasting person (Matthew 6:16). It is also an assumed action of the believer
-David used fasting as an act of humbling his soul (Psalm 35:13).

Roman Catholicism:
For Roman Catholics, fasting is the reduction of one's intake of food to one full meal (which may not contain meat during Fridays in Lent) and two small meals (known liturgically as collations, taken in the morning and the evening). Eating solid food between meals is not permitted. Fasting is required of the faithful on specified days.

Anglicanism
The Book of Common Prayer prescribes certain days as days for fasting and abstinence, but since the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church, there have been no regulations prescribing the mode of observance of these days, nor is any distinction made between fasting and abstinence.

Eastern Orthodoxy and Greek-Catholicism
For Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Christians, fasting is an important spiritual discipline, found in both the Old Testament and the New, and is tied to the principle in Orthodox theology of the synergy between the body (Greek: soma) and the soul (pnevma).

Protestant churches
In Protestantism, the continental Reformers criticized fasting as a purely external observance that can never gain a person salvation. The Swiss Reformation of the "Third Reformer" Huldrych Zwingli began with an ostentatious public sausage-eating during Lent.

In more recent years, many churches affected by liturgical renewal movements have begun to encourage fasting as part of Lent and sometimes Advent, two penitential seasons of the Liturgical Year.

Pentecostal
Individuals in mainline Pentecostal denominations undertake both short and extended fasts as they believe the Holy Spirit leads them.

Charismatic
For Charismatic Christians fasting is undertaken at the leading of God. Fasting is done in order to seek a closer intimacy with God, as well as an act of petition.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
For members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fasting is total abstinence from food and drink, including water. Members are encouraged to fast on the first Sunday of each month, designated as Fast Sunday.

Hinduism
Fasting is a very integral part of the Hindu religion. Individuals observe different kinds of fasts based on personal beliefs and local customs.
Some Hindus fast on certain days of the month such as Ekadasi or Purnima.
Certain days of the week are also set aside for fasting depending on personal belief and favorite deity. For example, devotees of Shiva tend to fast on Mondays, while devotees of Vishnu tend to fast on Fridays or Saturdays.

Islam
Fasting is the fourth of the Five Pillars of Islam (sawm) and involves fasting during Ramadan, which is probably the most notable time for fasting among non-Muslims.

In Islam, fasting for approximately one month is an obligatory practice during the holy month of Ramadan, from fajr (dawn), until the maghrib (dusk).

Jainism
There are many types of fasting in Jainism. One is called Chauvihar Upwas, in which no food or water may be consumed until sunrise the next day. Another is called Tivihar Upwas, in which no food may be consumed, but boiled water is allowed.

Judaism
Fasting for Jews means completely abstaining from food and drink, including water. Brushing teeth is forbidden on the major fast days of Yom Kippur and Tisha B'Av (See below), but permitted on minor fast days. Taking medications is generally not permitted, except where a doctor's orders would forbid abstaining.

The Bridegroom Fast
This fast was initiated by the leaders of the International House of Prayer, and is observed on the first Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of each month. Based on Matthew 9:15, its focus is intimacy with Christ, who is described in the Bible as the bridegroom of the Church.

Medical fasting
Fasting is often indicated prior to surgery or other procedures that require anesthetics. Because the presence of food in a person's system can cause complications during anesthesia, medical personnel strongly suggest that their patients fast for several hours (or overnight) before the procedure.

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