The effect of fasting diets on medication management

McLachlan, Gina; To, The-Phung

doi:10.5694/mja14.01306

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To the Editor: Fasting diets have been used by humans for millennia for religious and medical purposes and are now gaining popularity for wellbeing and weight loss purposes. With increasing use of short- and long-term courses of medication to manage a multitude of conditions, a question that needs to be asked is will fasting diets impact on medication regimens?

Austin Health, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: gina.mclachlan@austin.org.au

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