Some of the reader comments below that article talk about the «rumor» that females might respond differently biologically to fasting — but it's not a «rumor», and Stefani had referred to the results of several published research studies, was very careful to describe how most of the research up to that point had been done on animals, gave all sorts of caveats, described very well her concerns and questions, etc.. (paleoforwomen.com)
(See comments below the article for vociferous disagreement.) (moneysense.ca)