Meanings of total abstention in English

Dr. Bakewell, who succeeded him advised moderation but only occasionally found it necessary to order total abstention.

I do not mean a restricted diet; I mean total abstention from food for one or two days.

Other essentials are a good character, both personal and as a worker, bodily and mental health, and total abstention from any form of alcohol.

The internet has helped people to understand how much variability there is in people's sexuality, and total abstention is just one place on the continuum.