Aim A growing body of evidence supports the impact of intermittent fasting on normalizing body metabolism and lowering oxidative stress and inflammation. Mounting evidence …
MAIE Faris, HA Jahrami, FA Alhayki, NA Alkhawaja… - Sleep and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The current meta-analysis aimed to obtain a more stable estimate of the effect size of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDF) on sleep duration and daytime sleepiness …
J Ramadan - Medical Principles and Practice, 2002 - karger.com
Objective: To study the effect of Ramadan fast (RF) on body composition, plasma constituents, hematology, and cardiorespiratory responses to constant submaximal exercise …
The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on insulin sensitivity in subjects with the metabolic syndrome. Males (n 55; age 34· 1 (sd 8· 9) years) …
Abstract Background During Ramadan fast, approximately one billion Muslims abstain from food and fluid between the hours of sunrise to sunset, and usually eat a large meal after …
EC Yeoh, SB Zainudin, WN Loh, CL Chua… - Ann Acad Med …, 2015 - academia.edu
Abstract Introduction: Millions of Muslim patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) fast during Ramadan. However, little is known about the metabolic impact of Ramadan fasting. We …
Mealtimes and feeding schedules may interfere with the circadian system and impact sleep. The practice of intermittent fasting (IF) in its different formats is increasing worldwide …
A BaHammam - Saudi medical journal, 2005 - europepmc.org
Objective Sleep changes during Ramadan in nonfasting individuals have not been assessed before. We aimed to assess the effect of the attending lifestyle changes during …
Ramadan is one of the pillars of the Islamic creed. Its observance commonly causes chrono- biological changes. The present study examined sleep and alertness during Ramadan …