There was a news article, some days ago, which highlighted how the phenomenon of food disorders like anorexia and bulimia had slowly made way into the world of the mighty male. Food is now making guys squirm rather than tuck right into it and the whole concept of a six pack abs instead of the six course meal is enough to make me queasy. I mean when was the last time, you would have heard someone saying no to.....well to food, any kind! Yes, there were diets for men, where it was advised to stay away from fried and sugary foods, an advise which on the first sight of a bowl of chips or donuts was put to rest till the next time a nagging girlfriend/wife/doctor got on your nerves and the a two day fast had to be acted upon to quell the protests.
Now, word out is, at least on the Indian shores, that after listening to all this nuances or well non-sense some of the people have decided to....following in the steps of that great corruption crusader Baba Ramdev....keep a fast till death till this illness has been stamped out of India. The only thing that has not been confirmed, is if this is even prevalent in India but then of course fasting till death has become a fashion statement in India and that this could be a cause for the the whole panic situation to arise. All this could just be a whole misunderstanding caused from all the fasting done by the Indian men to protest a whole lot of concern, last heard one of my friend had gone on one till his manager gave him a 30% raise after his annual review and that the review be held in a posh restaurant instead of the gloomy meeting room....and after three days and a loss of 5 kilos and total indifferent attitude from management lead him to realise the lost cause and the lost meals and accept whatever was offered and this behaviour not to be taken in account.
Yes, fasting till death or well not even close to near death, is the biggest phenomenon making waves since the LED TVs and it should have everyone excited for about the similar duration of time, a couple of more month, give or take a month.
So the next time someone tells you anything about men giving up food, don't take it seriously, its just some excited person gone on a fast and for all you know will lose a paunch or a kilo at least.
