2013
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12042
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Effect of fasting in Ramadan on body composition and nutritional intake: a prospective study

Abstract: Background: The present study aimed to assess the effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on body weight and composition and the effects of age and sex. Methods: Body weight, height, waist and hip circumferences were measured, body mass index (BMI) was calculated and fat mass, fat-free mass and percentage body fat were assessed by bioelectrical impedance on 240 adult subjects (male: 158) who fasted between sunrise and sunset for at least 20 days. Measurements were taken 1 week before and 1 week after Ramadan. … Show more

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“…During the Ramadan fast, Muslims eat two meals a day, one before dawn (Sahour meal) and the other shortly after sunset (İftar meal). This change of meal schedule is accompanied with changes in sleeping habits (1). Additionally, during the month of Ramadan, Muslims usually consume very high caloric food, and they sleep less in the night compared with other month because of Sahour (24).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…During the Ramadan fast, Muslims eat two meals a day, one before dawn (Sahour meal) and the other shortly after sunset (İftar meal). This change of meal schedule is accompanied with changes in sleeping habits (1). Additionally, during the month of Ramadan, Muslims usually consume very high caloric food, and they sleep less in the night compared with other month because of Sahour (24).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fasting during Ramadan is a radical change in lifestyle for the period of a lunar month. Aproximately one billion Muslims fast during month of Ramadan in the world (1). Time of observance differs each year because it follows lunar calendar.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Changes in meal composition occur frequently during Ramadan fasting [16,58,59]. While one meal is taken after dawn and the other before sunset, they contain usually more calories and larger amounts of sweet and fatty foods.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…The timing of Ramadan is determined by a lunar calendar and therefore participants observe the fast during different seasons in different years. Ramadan impacts on dietary composition (Dominguez-Salas et al, 2013;Norouzy et al, 2013), adult weight (Prentice et al, 1981;Ziaee et al, 2006), placental size (Alwasel et al, 2010), breast milk composition (Prentice et al, 1984;Rakicioglu et al, 2006), and birth weight (Alwasel et al, 2011;Yamauchi, 2011), although it does not appear to affect growth in breastfeeding infants (Khoshdel et al, 2007;Rakicioglu et al, 2006). The overlap of Ramadan with gestation also has intergenerational effects on size at birth (Alwasel et al, 2013).…”
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confidence: 92%