Effect of Ramadan fasting on weight and body composition in healthy non-athlete adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

HA Fernando, J Zibellini, RA Harris, RV Seimon… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background: Ramadan involves one month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. In this meta-
analysis, we aimed to determine the effect of Ramadan fasting on weight and body …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of intermittent fasting on the circulating levels and circadian rhythms of hormones

BH Kim, Y Joo, MS Kim, HK Choe… - Endocrinology and …, 2021 - synapse.koreamed.org
Intermittent fasting has become an increasingly popular strategy in losing weight and
associated reduction in obesity-related medical complications. Overwhelming studies …

Effect of diurnal fasting on sleep during Ramadan: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Intermittent fasting for the prevention of cardiovascular disease

M Allaf, H Elghazaly, OG Mohamed… - … of systematic reviews, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide.
Lifestyle changes are at the forefront of preventing the disease. This includes advice such as …

Measuring melatonin by immunoassay

DJ Kennaway - Journal of Pineal Research, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The pineal gland hormone melatonin continues to be of considerable interest to biomedical
researchers. Of particular interest is the pattern of secretion of melatonin in relation to sleep …

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 …

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
Time-Restricted Eating is an eating pattern based on the circadian rhythm which limits daily
food intake (usually to≤ 12 h/day), unique in that no overt restriction is imposed on the …

Examination of sleep in relation to dietary and lifestyle behaviors during Ramadan: A multi-national study using structural equation modeling among 24,500 adults …

MAB Khan, AS BaHammam, A Amanatullah… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Of around 2 billion Muslims worldwide, approximately 1.5 billion observe
Ramadan fasting (RF) month. Those that observe RF have diverse cultural, ethnic, social …

How does diurnal intermittent fasting impact sleep, daytime sleepiness, and markers of the biological clock? Current insights

AS Almeneessier, AS BaHammam - Nature and science of sleep, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

The effects of diurnal intermittent fasting on proinflammatory cytokine levels while controlling for sleep/wake pattern, meal composition and energy expenditure

AS Almeneessier, AA BaHammam, M Alzoghaibi… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Purpose This study aimed to assess the effect of diurnal intermittent fasting (DIF) during and
outside of the month of Ramadan on plasma levels of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-8, while …