Daily energy restriction more effectively reduces body fat content than alternate-day fasting, with no evidence of fasting-specific health benefits.

fasting and diabetes has been on my radar from a local perspective for years. as a dietitian many of my patients chose to fast with the goal to promote better health. most recently, my perspective on fasting became global as working with the managing diabetes during ramadan initiatives.in april 2016, international diabetes federation (idf) and the diabetes and ramadan (dar) international allian...

the aim of this study was to assess public knowledge about the effects of ramadan fasting on various aspects of health and its association with fasting decision-making. this cross-sectional study was conducted on 600 subjects. the association between fasting and participants’ knowledge and attitudes toward ramadan fasting, anthropometric measurements, physical activity, depression, anxiety, str...

Fasting is known as a migraine trigger for migraine. We aimed to study the impact of fasting The Holy month Ramadan on episodic

Abstract Intermittent fasting blunts inflammation in asthma and rheumatoid arthritis, suggesting that may be exploited as an immune-modulatory intervention. However, mechanisms underpinning anti-inflammatory effects of remain poorly characterized. Here, we show humans is sufficient to blunt CD4+ T helper cell responsiveness. RNA-seq flow cytometric immunophenotyping peripheral blood mononuclear...

the islamic fast during the month of ramadan is strictly observed worldwide by millions of muslims. ramadan is the 9th month of the islamic lunar calendar and fasting during ramadan is the religious duty of all healthy adult muslims. a whole month of intermittent fasting, from dawn to dusk, every year is particular only to islam and considering that islam has over 1.5 billion followers worldwid...

background & objectives: annually, many muslims fast during the month of ramadan worldwide. this practice has different favorable medical and physiological effects, such as improved serum lipid profile and blood glucose level due to changes in diet and sleep patterns. it has also been hypothesized that ramadan fasting may affect the immune system. as reported, ramadan fasting can influence the ...

background and purpose: preoperative fast is the essential part of preoperative care for those patients who are candidates for elective surgery. fast prolongation results in side effects such as: sweating, irritability, decrease in blood sugar and restlessness. despite the noticeable changes in fasting guidelines and their application in many countries, it seems that in iran, these rules are no...