Diabetes and Ramadan: practical guidelines 2021

M Hassanein, B Afandi, MY Ahmedani… - Diabetes research and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fasting during Ramadan is one of the five pillars of Islam and is obligatory for all healthy
Muslims from the age of puberty. Though individuals with some illness and serious medical …

Intermittent fasting and metabolic health: from religious fast to time‐restricted feeding

KK Hoddy, KL Marlatt, H Çetinkaya, E Ravussin - Obesity, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Over the past 10 to 15 years, intermittent fasting has emerged as an unconventional
approach to reduce body weight and improve metabolic health beyond simple calorie …

Recommendations for management of diabetes during Ramadan: update 2020, applying the principles of the ADA/EASD consensus

M Ibrahim, MJ Davies, E Ahmad, FA Annabi… - BMJ Open Diabetes …, 2020 - drc.bmj.com
Fasting the Holy month of Ramadan constitutes one of the five pillars of the Muslim faith.
Although there is some evidence that intermittent fasting during Ramadan may be of benefit …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of diurnal intermittent fasting during Ramadan on inflammatory and oxidative stress markers in healthy people: Systematic review and meta-analysis

EF Mo'ez Al-Islam, HA Jahrami, AA Obaideen… - Journal of Nutrition & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies on the impact of diurnal intermittent fasting during Ramadan on inflammatory and
oxidative stress markers have been limited and yielded contradictory results. Therefore, we …

A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of the impact of diurnal intermittent fasting during Ramadan on glucometabolic markers in healthy subjects

H Jahrami, A BaHammam, Z Kalaji, M Madkour… - Diabetes research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim Studies on the effect of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) on glucometabolic
markers have yielded conflicting results. We conducted a meta-analysis to estimate the …

The effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on liver function in healthy adults: A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

MAI Faris, H Jahrami, D Abdelrahim, N Bragazzi… - Diabetes research and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Growing evidence is suggestive that intermittent fasting likely to improve liver
function; however, still the evidences are controversial to draw a definitive conclusion …

Effect of Ramadan diurnal fasting on visceral adiposity and serum adipokines in overweight and obese individuals

MI Madkour, AK Obaideen, EZ Dalah, HA Hasan… - Diabetes research and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Aim Excessive visceral adiposity is a major risk factor for developing insulin resistance and
systemic low-grade inflammation. Ramadan diurnal fasting (RDF) is a religious ritual …

Ramadan and diabetes: a narrative review and practice update

SH Ahmed, TA Chowdhury, S Hussain, A Syed… - Diabetes Therapy, 2020 - Springer
Fasting in the Islamic month of Ramadan is obligatory for all sane, healthy adult Muslims.
The length of the day varies significantly in temperate regions—typically lasting≥ 18 h …

[HTML][HTML] Ramadan model of intermittent fasting for 28 d had no major effect on body composition, glucose metabolism, or cognitive functions in healthy lean men

NM Harder-Lauridsen, A Rosenberg, FB Benatti… - Nutrition, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives There has been a parallel increase in the incidence of obesity and diabetes as
well as the number of daily meals. However, evidence is lacking regarding the role of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent evidence on the impact of ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting, mealtime, and circadian rhythm on cardiometabolic risk: a review

AS BaHammam, AS Almeneessier - Frontiers in nutrition, 2020 - frontiersin.org
In this article, we reviewed recent data that examined the relationship of circadian rhythm,
mealtime, and intermittent fasting with the risk of cardiometabolic dysfunction. We also …