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How Fasting Turned Into Silicon Valley's Latest Obsession

How Fasting Turned Into Silicon Valley's Latest Obsession

(Bloomberg) -- Fasting is taking off in Silicon Valley, with everyone from entrepreneurs to established executives touting the health and productivity benefits. This week on Decrypted, Bloomberg Technology's Tom Giles and Selina Wang try it themselves to see what the hype is all about. They also speak to others in the tech community to understand why fasting has become so popular in the industry, and they examine a couple businesses that are hoping to capitalize on the trend.

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To contact the authors of this story: Tom Giles in San Francisco at tgiles5@bloomberg.net, Selina Wang in San Francisco at swang533@bloomberg.net, Brad Stone in San Francisco at bstone12@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Pia Gadkari at pgadkari@bloomberg.net, Magnus Henriksson Topher Forhecz Aki Ito

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