BACKGROUND Fasting during the month of Ramadan is of vital significance amongst Muslims; however, little is known about the effects of this kind of fasting on patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). OBJECTIVES This nonrandomized prospective observational pilot study was designed to investigate the effects of Ramadan fast on the symptoms of CAD. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with docume...

Ramadan fasting may induce changes in gastrointestinal physiology. The effect of this fasting on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is not known. We conducted a cohort study in the month of Ramadan in 2006 to assess the effect of Ramadan fasting on IBD. Sixty patients with IBD, who were in remission and undertook fasting according to their own free will underwent assessment of quality-of-life (Qo...

OBJECTIVE In Ramadan, Muslims adults fast from sunrise to sunset for a period of a month. Due to paucity of data it seems that, diabetes mellitus during Ramadan is underestimated and the statistics are not a reflection of the actual reality. The aim this study is to highlight the staggering demographics in the diabetic Muslim population and emphasize its ramifications on fasting during Ramadan....

–Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar. The uniqueness of Ramadan is that food and fluid intake is concentrated into the hours between sunset and the following sunrise. Many participants of Ramadan maintain physical activity during Ramadan. However, the effect of practicing physical activity during Ramadan on body composition, hematological and biochemical parameters is not well ...

BACKGROUND/AIM Insulin sensitivity and β-cell function during Ramadan fasting in healthy male subjects have not been investigated so far. We assessed the changes of these and other metabolic parameters to judge the potential metabolic benefits of Ramadan fasting. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four healthy males of Turkish origin living in Germany, with normal glucose tolerance, participated in...

Intermittent fasting and caloric restriction have been shown to extend life expectancy and reduce inflammation and cancer promotion in animal models. It was hypothesized that intermittent prolonged fasting practiced during the month of Ramadan (RIF) could positively affect the inflammatory state. To investigate this hypothesis, a cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the impact of R...

OBJECTIVE(S) The impact of fasting in Ramadan as a unique type of nutritional regimen on biochemical and hematological parameters is still an issue of debate. Almost very little is known regarding the regulatory role(s) of this nutritional status on immune responses or inflammation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The levels of biochemical parameters were determined using commercial diagnostic kits. He...

Dear Editor, One of the 5 fundamental rituals of Islam is fasting during the month of Ramadan. Islamic fasting requires abstinence from food, water, smoking and sexual intercourse between dawn and sunset.1 Different schools of Islamic teachings have different views on the effect of illness on fasting ranging from prohibiting fasting to leaving the option to fast to the believers.2 Thus, fasting...

Every year Muslims fast the holy month of Ramadan, which lasts about 30 days. This fasting may affect athlete’s body and physical fitness positively or negatively. research aims to identify extent composition changes that can occur in athlete due Ramadan fasting, especially weight, muscle mass, fat mass. 10 students from Department Physical Education Sports at University Mostaganem (Algeria) we...

PURPOSE To examine the subjective perception of daily acute fasting on sports performance, training, sleep and dietary patterns of Muslim athletes during the Ramadan month. METHODS Seven hundred and thirty-four (411 male and 323 female) Malaysian Junior-level Muslim athletes (mean age 16.3 ± 2.6 y) participated in the survey which was designed to establish the personal perception of their spo...