Traditional and medical applications of fasting

F Visioli, C Mucignat-Caretta, F Anile, SA Panaite - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
… , we recount the historical evolution of fasting and we critically … In summary, Ramadan is a
form of intermittent fasting that … eat and digest following their rhythmic circadian pattern [34]. If …

[PDF][PDF] What happens to the body? Physiology of fasting during Ramadan

MAIE Faris, SH Assaad-Khalil - researchgate.net
… This reduction in the morning to evening cortisol ratio seems to be consistent in the few
studies that have looked at cortisol circadian rhythmicity during Ramadan fasting. …

[HTML][HTML] A scoping review of intermittent fasting, chronobiology, and metabolism

HO Santos, R Genario, GM Tinsley, P Ribeiro… - The American journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
… clinical nutrition and the circadian system. Although nocturnal … combined with nutrition has
evolved into a scientific field known … fasting can vary from <1 to 200 d, with Ramadan fasting—…

Structural changes in gut microbiome after Ramadan fasting: a pilot study

C Ozkul, M Yalinay, T Karakan - Beneficial Microbes, 2020 - wageningenacademic.com
… the importance of circadian rhythms in intermittent fasting may enlighten whether the … in
Ramadan fasting may be due to disruption of circadian rhythms or not. From an evolutionary

Food as a circadian time cue—evidence from human studies

P Lewis, H Oster, HW Korf, RG Foster… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
… From an evolutionary perspective, the circadian system probably … to Ramadan fasting. That
phase alignment between hormone rhythms presents differentially during Ramadan fasting

[HTML][HTML] The impact of dawn to sunset fasting on immune system and its clinical significance in COVID-19 pandemic

SI Bhatti, AL Mindikoglu - Metabolism Open, 2022 - Elsevier
… A spectrum of therapeutic drugs has evolved since the beginning of … fasting play a critical
role in maintaining a healthy circadianRamadan fasting [15] is dawn to sunset fasting that is …

Effects of Ramadan fasting on the diurnal variations of physical and cognitive performances at rest and after exercise in professional football players

S Khemila, M Romdhani, MA Farjallah, R Abid… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ramadan fasting (RF) is characterized by daily abstinence from food and fluid intake from
dawn to sunset. The understanding of the Ramadan effects on the diurnal variations of athletic …

The window matters: a systematic review of time restricted eating strategies in relation to cortisol and melatonin secretion

S Chawla, S Beretoulis, A Deere, D Radenkovic - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
… TRE, traditional TRE, and Ramadan fasting, on two markers of circadian rhythm, cortisol and
… that diurnal IF through Ramadan causes very apparent circadian shifts in cortisol secretion. …

Effects of Ramadan and non-Ramadan intermittent fasting on body composition: a systematic review and meta-analysis

JM Correia, I Santos, P Pezarat-Correia, AM Silva… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
… • Both Ramadan and non-Ramadan intermittent fasting are effective on fat mass and body
… with non-Ramadan intermittent fasting and this type of intermittent fasting, combined with …

Circadian alignment of food intake and glycaemic control by time-restricted eating: A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Rovira-Llopis, C Luna-Marco, L Perea-Galera… - Reviews in Endocrine …, 2024 - Springer
… have shown that Ramadan fasting promoted minimal improvements in fasting glucose in … ,
humans have evolutionary conserved cellular responses to adapt to prolonged fasting periods …