Psychiatry and Psychology

Fasting

Abstaining from FOOD.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Abstaining from FOOD.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Hunger Strike
  • Hunger Strikes
  • Strike, Hunger
  • Strikes, Hunger

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Aspects Covered

7 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, metabolism, physiology, psychology, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

human & animal; differs from STARVATION in matter of degree; FOOD DEPRIVATION is also available

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.407w.400w
  2. G07.203.650w.240w.587w
  3. G07.203.650w.353w.400w

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NLM Classification

WB 420

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Fasting. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D005215. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D005215
  2. Fasting. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting
  3. Fasting. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44602