Impact of Knowledge and Practice on Fasting Blood Glucose Levels among Diabetics During Ramadan Fasting

Fasting during Ramadan and obesity.

Effects of Ramadan fasting on glucose levels and serum lipid profile among type 2 diabetic patients.

Great thanks are due to Khan et al1 for nicely addressing in their study the beneficial metabolic effects of Ramadan fasting (RF) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). Though no studies assessing similar effects in patients with type 1 DM are yet present, the available data pointed out that RF is not harmful, and has no adverse effects on the heart, lung, liver, kidneys, eyes, hematol...

Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Blood Pressure and Lipid Profiles

Introduction: Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims during which avoid from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse for about 13-17 hours. The aim of this study was surveying the effects of Islamic fasting in Ramadan on lipid profile and blood pressure.Materials and Methods: we designed this study in two phases, a week before and a week after Ramadan month. Eighty nine healthy subjects with 20-50...

Effect of Ramadan fasting during pregnancy on neonatal birth weight

Aim &Background: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan, the 9th lunar month. The duration of fasting varies from 13 to 18 hrs per day. Fasting individuals abstain from drinking liquids and eating foods. Manypregnant women and gynecologists are concerned about the possible complicationsassociated with fasting and effects on fetal health. The aim of this study was to determine the ef...

The Health Impacts of Fasting During Ramadan

Ramadan is the Holy month of fasting that is obligatory for all normal Muslims who reached at their puberty. Two meals are taken during Ramadan, one is taken before down to prepare themselves for fast is called “Sahur”, and second meal is taken at sunset is called “Iftar”. Fasting is not only a ritual and religious obligation while it has several medicinal significances specia...