What Breaks a Fast: Supplement Edition
Last week, I explored the impact of all the various foods, beverages, and food-like substances people consume while fasting—and hoping to maintain a functionally fasted state. Does MCT oil break the fast? What about coffee, tea, or bone broth? There were more than a dozen, and I even did a follow-up . Today I’m going to discuss whether commonly-consumed supplements break the fast. Let’s go: Fish Oil Fish oil is pure fat. If you’re taking the average supplemental dose of 1-2 grams of fish oil, it’s not a problem. That’s not even a teaspoon. It’s about 9-18 calories. You may burn slightly less fat than you would otherwise, but in the grand scheme of things, a few grams of fish oil won’t break the fast . Cod Liver Oil Cod liver oil is fish oil with extra vitamin D and vitamin A. As long as you keep the doses low enough, cod liver oil won’t break the fast . Multivitamin/Multimineral Multivitamins do not break a fast . They are usually non-caloric. However, not all of their compo