<p>A man from Costa Rica, identified as Addis Miller, has gone viral after he lost weight in 21 days while trying out water fasting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>“Earlier this year, I embarked on a 21-day water fast in Costa Rica. This experience was truly life-changing for me, and I am excited to share some of the precious moments from my journey,” said Addis in his YouTube video.&nbsp;</p>

<p>He then gave details of his fasting schedule which he followed in three weeks.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read: </strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/delhi-water-crisis-atishi-blasts-haryana-government-as-blame-game-continues-729981">Delhi water crisis: Atishi blasts Haryana government as blame game continues</a></p>

<p>“21-day water fast (No food, or Salts). I lost 13.1kg (28lbs). Dropped 6% body fat. I thought I’d share what a 21-day water fast looks like on an already lean person. This video simply shows my&nbsp;body fat&nbsp;and weight loss, but the fast was so much more than that,” said Addis, on his Instagram video.</p>

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<h2><strong>Here's the risk involved in water fasting&nbsp;</strong></h2>

<p>Water fasting helps in weight loss while restricting calorie intake and forces the body to burn stored fat for energy.</p>

<p>It gives the digestive system a break, improves insulin sensitivity, increases autophagy&nbsp;and improves mental clarity. However, water fasting also has some detrimental effects on the body.</p>

<p>Water fasting involves long periods without food which leads to deficiencies in nutrients like electrolytes, vitamins and minerals. This can lead to weakness, dizziness and other severe health issues.</p>

<p>Water is important for hydration, however, consuming excessive water without electrolyte balance leads to electrolyte imbalances and dehydration.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Water security threat amidst low snow on Himalayas, says report</strong></p>

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<p>Prolonged water fasting also slows down metabolism when the body adjusts to conserving energy and leads to a rebound in weight gain after fasting comes to an end.</p>

<p>People with certain medical conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or eating disorders should not choose water fasting. In case they opt to follow that, they should do it under strict medical supervision.</p>

<p>Medically supervised fasting programmes or intermittent fasting are safer options in comparison to water fasting. Such regimes can prove beneficial for the body.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


A man from Costa Rica, identified as Addis Miller, has gone viral after he lost weight in 21 days while trying out water fasting. “Earlier this year, I embarked on a 21-day water fast in Costa Rica.

A man from Costa Rica, identified as Addis Miller, has gone viral after he lost weight in 21 days while trying out water fasting. “Earlier this year, I embarked on a 21-day water fast in Costa Rica. This experience was truly life-changing for me, and I am excited to share some of the precious moments from my journey,” said Addis in his YouTube video. He then gave details of his fasting schedule which he followed in three weeks. Also Read: Delhi water crisis: Atishi blasts Haryana government as blame game continues “21-day water fast (No food, or Salts). I lost 13.1kg (28lbs). Dropped 6% body fat. I thought I’d share what a 21-day water fast looks like on an already lean person. This video simply shows my body fat and weight loss, but the fast was so much more than that,” said Addis, on his Instagram video. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lifestyle Limitless ✵ (@lifestylelimitless_) × Here's the risk involved in water fasting Water fasting helps in weight loss while restricting calorie intake and forces the body to burn stored fat for energy. It gives the digestive system a break, improves insulin sensitivity, increases autophagy and improves mental clarity. However, water fasting also has some detrimental effects on the body. Water fasting involves long periods without food which leads to deficiencies in nutrients like electrolytes, vitamins and minerals. This can lead to weakness, dizziness and other severe health issues. Water is important for hydration, however, consuming excessive water without electrolyte balance leads to electrolyte imbalances and dehydration. Watch: Water security threat amidst low snow on Himalayas, says report Prolonged water fasting also slows down metabolism when the body adjusts to conserving energy and leads to a rebound in weight gain after fasting comes to an end. People with certain medical conditions like diabetes, cardiovascular diseases or eating disorders should not choose water fasting. In case they opt to follow that, they should do it under strict medical supervision. Medically supervised fasting programmes or intermittent fasting are safer options in comparison to water fasting. Such regimes can prove beneficial for the body. (With inputs from agencies)

'Water fast' goes viral after man loses 13kgs in 21 days. Here's how safe this trend is for weight loss

<p>Six member states of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, lost 92 per cent revenues in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here.</p>

<p>Peter Mathuki, the EAC Secretary General, said that tourist arrivals to the region fell from 6.98 million before the pandemic to 2.25 million at present, causing the losses, adding that the tourism sector was the worst hit by the health criris, reports Xinhua news agency.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/as-international-travel-returns-confusion-over-vaccines-reigns-419399">As international travel returns, confusion over vaccines reigns</a></strong></p>

<p>"The region is now open again for business," said Mathuki, urging EAC member states governments and other stakeholders to work together to market the region's tourist attractions and products as part of efforts to ensure speedy recovery for the sector.</p>

<p>The EAC member nations are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda.</p>

<p>"Despite the fact that the pandemic has reversed the gains that we had made in the tourism sector, we are quite confident that through collective and collaborative efforts, we should be able to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels of performance and even do better within a span of less than five years," Mathuki told the first East African regional tourism expo in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha, also the headquarters of the EAC.</p>

<p>He said that the region had drawn a number of important lessons from the pandemic especially in relation to the economic sectors that were hard hit.</p>

<p>"One lesson that stands out and resonates with most destinations around the world is the need to entrench resilience in the tourism sector," said Mathuki, adding that the EAC will take a number of steps to enhance recovery in the sector.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read |&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/malaysia-eases-travel-curbs-as-covid-outbreak-slows-419630">Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows</a></strong></p>

<p>Tourism is one of the most significant sectors in all the economies of the EAC region.</p>

<p>The sector contributes an average of about 17 per cent to export earnings and its contribution to GDP is quite substantial averaging at around 10 per cent.</p>

<p>It generates about 7 per cent of employment in the region. Moreover, tourism has important linkages with other sectors of the economy including agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, and finance among others.</p>


Six member states of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, lost 92 per cent revenues in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here.

Six member states of the East African Community (EAC), a regional bloc, lost 92 per cent revenues in the tourism sector due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a top official said here. Peter Mathuki, the EAC Secretary General, said that tourist arrivals to the region fell from 6.98 million before the pandemic to 2.25 million at present, causing the losses, adding that the tourism sector was the worst hit by the health criris, reports Xinhua news agency. Also Read | As international travel returns, confusion over vaccines reigns "The region is now open again for business," said Mathuki, urging EAC member states governments and other stakeholders to work together to market the region's tourist attractions and products as part of efforts to ensure speedy recovery for the sector. The EAC member nations are Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, South Sudan and Uganda. "Despite the fact that the pandemic has reversed the gains that we had made in the tourism sector, we are quite confident that through collective and collaborative efforts, we should be able to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels of performance and even do better within a span of less than five years," Mathuki told the first East African regional tourism expo in Tanzania's northern city of Arusha, also the headquarters of the EAC. He said that the region had drawn a number of important lessons from the pandemic especially in relation to the economic sectors that were hard hit. "One lesson that stands out and resonates with most destinations around the world is the need to entrench resilience in the tourism sector," said Mathuki, adding that the EAC will take a number of steps to enhance recovery in the sector. Also Read | Malaysia eases travel curbs as Covid outbreak slows Tourism is one of the most significant sectors in all the economies of the EAC region. The sector contributes an average of about 17 per cent to export earnings and its contribution to GDP is quite substantial averaging at around 10 per cent. It generates about 7 per cent of employment in the region. Moreover, tourism has important linkages with other sectors of the economy including agriculture, manufacturing, insurance, and finance among others.

African regional bloc loses 92 per cent tourism earnings due to Covid

<p>Saina Nehwal on Saturday suffered her seventh straight defeat to world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying, going down in the summit clash of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Playing the final of an international tournament after a year, Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, failed to lift the veil of deception put by Tai Tzu and went down 9-21 13-21 in 27 minutes in a completely lop-sided final.</p>

<p>Tai Tzu has now defeated the former world No.1 nine times in their last 10 meetings. Saina had enjoyed early success against the Taiwanese till 2011 but the Nehwal has beaten her only once at the 2013 Swiss Open ever since.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tai Tzu looked very sharp from the word go and jumped to a 10-2 lead early on.</p>

<p>At 7-12, the duo engaged in an epic 43-shot rally which ended with Saina hitting out. She then lost a video referral to concede another point as Tai Tzu reached 14-7.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Both of them erred with their returns and went wide as the score read 16-8.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Saina began the match at a sorry note after Tai Tzu raced to a 3-0 lead.</p>

<p>Even though Saina tried to keep up and fight her way back, the world No.1 played to her billing her toyed with her older opponent.</p>

<p>Saina showed glimpses of her brilliance with some delightful net play and trademark flat shots but Tai Tzu proved to be just too good for her.</p>

<p>Tai Tzu led Saina 11-5 at the break in the first game and even after that Saina failed to pose any real threat to her higher-ranked opponent.</p>

<p>Tai Tzu pushed Saina to all corners of the court and played her way to a comprehensively first game win.</p>

<p>Barring the final, Saina had a brilliant tournament beating the likes of Chen Yufei and Chen Xiaoxin from China, PV Sindhu in the quarter-final and Malaysia Masters winner Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the semi-final on Saturday.</p>


Tai Tzu has now defeated the former world No.1 nine times in their last 10 meetings

Saina Nehwal on Saturday suffered her seventh straight defeat to world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying, going down in the summit clash of the Indonesia Masters in Jakarta. Playing the final of an international tournament after a year, Saina, who is coming back from an ankle injury, failed to lift the veil of deception put by Tai Tzu and went down 9-21 13-21 in 27 minutes in a completely lop-sided final. Tai Tzu has now defeated the former world No.1 nine times in their last 10 meetings. Saina had enjoyed early success against the Taiwanese till 2011 but the Nehwal has beaten her only once at the 2013 Swiss Open ever since. Tai Tzu looked very sharp from the word go and jumped to a 10-2 lead early on. At 7-12, the duo engaged in an epic 43-shot rally which ended with Saina hitting out. She then lost a video referral to concede another point as Tai Tzu reached 14-7. Both of them erred with their returns and went wide as the score read 16-8. Saina began the match at a sorry note after Tai Tzu raced to a 3-0 lead. Even though Saina tried to keep up and fight her way back, the world No.1 played to her billing her toyed with her older opponent. Saina showed glimpses of her brilliance with some delightful net play and trademark flat shots but Tai Tzu proved to be just too good for her. Tai Tzu led Saina 11-5 at the break in the first game and even after that Saina failed to pose any real threat to her higher-ranked opponent. Tai Tzu pushed Saina to all corners of the court and played her way to a comprehensively first game win. Barring the final, Saina had a brilliant tournament beating the likes of Chen Yufei and Chen Xiaoxin from China, PV Sindhu in the quarter-final and Malaysia Masters winner Ratchanok Intanon of Thailand in the semi-final on Saturday.

Saina Nehwal loses to Tzu Ying in Indonesia Masters final

Nintendo Co&#39;s shares on Wednesday gave up some of their meteoric gains made on the record-breaking success of its Pokemon GO mobile game, hurt in part by a reported delay for the game&#39;s introduction in Japan.<br />
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Technology news site TechCrunch said that game developer Niantic Inc had planned to launch Pokemon GO in Japan on Wednesday but had cancelled it, citing a source as saying that the company was worried the hype generated by the game would overload its servers.<br />
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TechCrunch said it believed that the launch in Japan, one of the world&#39;s biggest gaming markets, was imminent.<br />
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Nintendo&#39;s stock was down 10 per cent in afternoon trade. Even so, it has gained 87 per cent since the July 6 launch of the game in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, adding $17 billion to its market capitalisation. It is now available in 35 countries.<br />
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A spokeswoman for Pokemon Company, which created the game along with Nintendo and Google-spinoff Niantic, declined to comment on the report, reiterating that nothing had been decided over the Japan launch date. Nintendo referred any queries regarding Pokemon GO to Pokemon Company.<br />
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Pokemon GO, which marries a classic 20-year-old franchise with augmented reality, is on its way to becoming the first mobile game to break the $4 billion-per-year wall, beating Candy Crush Saga and Supercell&#39;s Clash of Clans, according to Macquarie Research.<br />
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Shares of Japan&#39;s McDonald&#39;s Holdings Co piggy-backed the Pokemon GO craze, rising 8 per cent after TechCrunch reported on Tuesday the fast-food chain operator would become the game&#39;s first sponsor.<br />
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TechCrunch said the sponsorship will see McDonald&#39;s 3,000-plus fast food restaurants across Japan become &quot;gyms&quot;, or battlegrounds, for Pokemon collectors.<br />
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McDonald&#39;s Japan shares soared as much as 23 per cent to their highest level since late 2001 on Tuesday, the first day of trade since its stores started giving away Pokemon-themed toys with its Happy Meals last Friday.<br />
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McDonald&#39;s Japan declined to comment on the report.<br />
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(Reuters)

Nintendo's stock falls 10 per cent in afternoon trade, even though, it has gained 87 per cent since the July 6 launch of Pokemon Go

Nintendo Co's shares on Wednesday gave up some of their meteoric gains made on the record-breaking success of its Pokemon GO mobile game, hurt in part by a reported delay for the game's introduction in Japan. Technology news site TechCrunch said that game developer Niantic Inc had planned to launch Pokemon GO in Japan on Wednesday but had cancelled it, citing a source as saying that the company was worried the hype generated by the game would overload its servers. TechCrunch said it believed that the launch in Japan, one of the world's biggest gaming markets, was imminent. Nintendo's stock was down 10 per cent in afternoon trade. Even so, it has gained 87 per cent since the July 6 launch of the game in the United States, Australia and New Zealand, adding $17 billion to its market capitalisation. It is now available in 35 countries. A spokeswoman for Pokemon Company, which created the game along with Nintendo and Google-spinoff Niantic, declined to comment on the report, reiterating that nothing had been decided over the Japan launch date. Nintendo referred any queries regarding Pokemon GO to Pokemon Company. Pokemon GO, which marries a classic 20-year-old franchise with augmented reality, is on its way to becoming the first mobile game to break the $4 billion-per-year wall, beating Candy Crush Saga and Supercell's Clash of Clans, according to Macquarie Research. Shares of Japan's McDonald's Holdings Co piggy-backed the Pokemon GO craze, rising 8 per cent after TechCrunch reported on Tuesday the fast-food chain operator would become the game's first sponsor. TechCrunch said the sponsorship will see McDonald's 3,000-plus fast food restaurants across Japan become "gyms", or battlegrounds, for Pokemon collectors. McDonald's Japan shares soared as much as 23 per cent to their highest level since late 2001 on Tuesday, the first day of trade since its stores started giving away Pokemon-themed toys with its Happy Meals last Friday. McDonald's Japan declined to comment on the report. ($1 = 106.0200 Yen) (Reuters)

Nintendo stock loses ground on report of delay of launch of Pokemon GO in Japan

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