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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Orexin is a neuropeptide secreted from lateral hypothalamus and pre-frontal cortex
concerned in the wakefulness and excitement. This study aimed to review the possible …

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 …

Calorie restriction (CR) is a common approach to inducing negative energy balance.
Recently, time-restricted feeding (TRF), which involves consuming food within specific time …

Background The effects of fasting on health in non-human models have been widely
publicised for a long time and emerging evidence support the idea that these effects can be …

At its discovery, orexin/hypocretin (OX) was hypothesized to promote food intake.
Subsequently, with the identification of the participation of OX in numerous other …