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...

Introduction: According to some studies, Ramadan fasting causes minimal changes in the levels of thyroid hormones. The present study aimed to evaluate the impact of Ramadan fasting on the levels of thyroid hormones in fasting women with hypothyroidism and levothyroxine intake. Methods: Serum levels of free thyroxine (T4) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) we...

Muslims currently account for 1%-10% of the population in Western Europe (http://www.pewforum. org/2011/01/27/tablemuslimpopulationgrowthbycountry). It is obligatory for every Muslim to fast once a year, and specifically during the month of Ramadan.1 Ramadan migrates over the seasons since its dates are based on the lunar calendar. It starts with the New Moon and ends with a three-day celebrati...

Modified eating habits during the month of Ramadan and the significant increase in food intake after breaking the fast can unbalance the metabolism of patients with diabetes (1–3). Evidence-based guidelines for food intake during Ramadan do not exist. A study was planned to observe the association between different dietary patterns and glycemic control and compliance to dietary advice among fas...

BACKGROUND We report a case series of cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT) in women who used oral contraceptive pill (OCP) in the Muslims Ramadan and fasting month. METHODS This study was a retrospective case series of 9 patients with diagnosis of CVT, who admitted in the neurology ward of Tohid Hospital of Sanandaj, Iran, in July-August 2014-2015. RESULTS Patients had no history of thrombosis be...

Dear Editor, I read the article “Kidney function and metabolic profile of chronic kidney disease and hemodialysis patients during Ramadan fasting” written by Al Wakeel,1 and its the comment on that written by Einollahi and colleagues2 with great enthusiasm. The holy and blessed month of Ramadan (in Arabic and Farsi language, Ramadhaan), the 9th month of the Muslim lunar calendar (Hijra), is of ...

Judo is a weight-classified combat sport, and many athletes seek to compete at the lightest possible weight category to gain an advantage from competing against shorter/smaller, and supposedly weaker opponents. To achieve a desired weight, most judokas opt for rapid weight loss techniques. Short-duration maximal efforts are not greatly affected by "making weight", but prolonged and/or repeated ...

Why fast? Ramadan is the fasting month of the Muslim calendar. Fasting in Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam. During this holy month, healthy adult Muslims are required to abstain eating, drinking and from any sexual activity between dawn to sunset, in an effort to achieve better self control. It is well established that the incidence of some diseases requiring emergency visit, increas...

Each year, many pregnant Muslim women fast during Ramadan. Using Indonesian cross-sectional data and building upon work of Almond and Mazumder (2011), I show that people who were prenatally exposed to Ramadan fasting have a poorer general health than others. As predicted by medical theory, this effect is especially pronounced among older people, who also more often report symptoms indicative of...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on parameters of insulin resistance in trained athletes at rest and after aerobic exercise. METHODS Nine male rugby players (age 19 +/- 2 yr, height 1.78 +/- 0.74 m) were tested 3 times: 1 week before observance of Ramadan (C), at the end of the first week (R1), and during the fourth week (R2). They performed a progressive cycle-ergometer test...