Background: Practicing fasting during Ramadan by pregnant women might be risky. Controversies still exist about the nature and the magnitude of metabolic changes in healthy pregnant women who practice fasting. Objectives: To systematically review literature pertaining to the practice of Ramadan fasting and the effect of fasting on maternal health. Methods: Relevant literature was obtained throu...

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether long-term hunger and the changes in nutritional routines during Ramadan constitute risk factors in acute appendicitis on the model of Ramadan fasting in this study. METHODS This retrospective study was carried out in 2 different hospitals (Istanbul Haydarpasa Numune Training and Research Hospital and Kars State Hospital, Kars, Turkey) between January 2004 and ...

BACKGROUND The possible consequences of the long intermittent fasting schedule during Ramadan (one month of food and water intake limited to night hours, a practice that is followed by the majority of the Muslims worldwide) on certain biochemical constituents or coagulation variables have not been extensively documented. PATIENTS AND METHODS During the month of Ramadan and two months after, w...

Background: Effect of Ramadan fasting on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is unknown and limited studies have been conducted in this regard. Nutritional, physiological, psychological and behavioral changes in fasting individuals during Ramadan may affect GERD. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of these changes on GERD symptoms with more meticulous method. Materials and Metho...

background the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of endurance training accompanied by fasting on lipid profiles and body composition in men. material and methods twenty-six healthy male volunteer subjects participated in the study and were divided into fasting (f) and endurance training+ fasting (et+f) groups. et+f group exercised 3 times per week on treadmill during ramadan month...

OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the influence of Ramadan fasting on amniotic fluid volume. METHODS For this purpose 2 groups of fasting (n=28) and non-fasting (n=25) pregnant women were investigated for amniotic fluid index (AFI) and deepest vertical pocket of amniotic fluid in November (Ramadan month) of 2001-2002 in Kerman Prenatal Clinics in Kerman, Iran. Mea...

purpose: to evaluate the effects of diurnal fasting during ramadan on intraocular pressure (iop) in healthy subjects. methods: the study was conducted on healthy male volunteer less than 40 years of age without ocular or systemic diseases who were on religious fasting during ramadan, 2004. intraocular pressure were measured at 9 am and 1, 5, and 7 pm in 2nd and 4th weeks of ramadan and also one...

introduction: fasting during ramadan is a religious obligation for healthy adult muslims. this study aimed to investigate the effects of ramadan fasting and physical activity on blood hematological and biochemical parameters in male and female subjects. methods: in this study, 50 healthy subjects were randomly assigned to four groups: male control fasting (mcf) group (n=13), male training fasti...

INTRODUCTION Millions of Muslim patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) fast during Ramadan. However, little is known about the metabolic impact of Ramadan fasting. We aimed to study the changes in body composition and metabolic profile in this group of patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 29 Southeast Asian Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes; all underwent pre-Ramadan education. Study v...