Yeah I know, it just makes me sad that a surgery that could potentially scar you for life (liposuction) would be considered a safer alternative to short term fasting.
I know fasting isn't mainstream, but like other people have said, it was done in the bible and many other religions and many people around the world (outside North America) fast. If it was dangerous, why would Jesus and Ghandi do it? I wonder if people bother to think about things anymore.