Extended water fasting is trending, but experts warn it may be a risky path with dangerous health consequences.

YouTuber Cam Jones tried intermittent fasting (IF) for 30 days and lost six pounds ... By skipping this meal every day, only consuming black coffee and water in the mornings, he cut his calories.

A study found that individuals who water fasted for “an average of 17 days under medical supervision ... An experiment showed that fasting for just 24 hours significantly lowered triglyceride levels ...

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 ...

But a 30-day water-only fast was unfamiliar territory ... "A recent narrative review of clinical trials on prolonged water fasting published in Nutrition Reviews identified some short-term ...