hc8719 said:
you can't just through my example down because i used humans, i could of chosen any animal.
No you couldn't have. You need to understand that all species are not the same. Some can breath air, some breath water, some cold-blooded, some warm-blooded, some can withstand incredible temperatures, some can live in incredibly acidic/alkaline environments, some NATURALLY eat only every couple weeks/months (snakes), some need to constantly feed (flies), some need air to survive (aerobic bacteria), some will die in the presence of it (anaerobic bacteria), some can hibernate (bears/koi/snails), some never sleep at all (bullfrog). The point is that each species requires different conditions for survival, there is no blanket statement that can apply to even a majority.
regardless, none of you mentioned prior to sparky's post that you gorge your fish after a "fast"
Most of us don't. What we didn't mention is that in the wild your next meal might be right around the corner, or it might never come. A good hypothesis is that the fish's lack of knowing when to stop eating might be a survival method that has become an evolutionary trait. In times of bountiful food, some of the fish might die from overeating. But in times of starvation, ONLY those fish that ate and ate and ate would have survived to spawn.
again tell the judge you weren't "starving your kids" you were just fasting them (which some of you have said is good for all animals, including humans)
As previously mentioned many cultures and religions fast. So do the children of those parents. I'm not one to tell someone else how to raise their children, so I'm not going to get into that argument. For the record you need to revisit the definition of starving:
"Starvation is a severe reduction in vitamin, nutrient, and energy intake, and is the most extreme form of malnutrition. In humans, prolonged starvation (in excess of 1-2 months) causes permanent organ damage and will eventually result in death."
i think slightly overfed is better than slightly underfed. this fasting could get quite dangerous, as sparky's articles mentioned if not done carefully. seriously, whens the last time you saw an obese lethargic fish?
You
think? Or you
know? I don't know the answer to your proposition, but I'm not making a case saying its bad. The burden of proof is on you.
As for the fish comment not often. Most times they are malnourished at the LFS due to shipping, and most times overfed fish are dead before they get a chance to become obese. That is because most people in this hobby don't do proper maintenance on their tanks such as PWC's. The ones that overfeed will succumb to the ammonia/nitrIte/nitrAte before those underfed.
btw sparky, do you know if those studies were double blind studies?
Because we all know that scientists can't be trusted right?