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Do you salivate more when fasting? The truth about your body's response

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According to a study on Ramadan intermittent fasting, subjects experienced a 10% decrease in salivary flow rate during their fasting period. This contradicts the common misconception that you salivate more when fasting and instead points towards a phenomenon of reduced saliva production. The perception of increased salivation is often the result of other physiological mechanisms at play.