Ramadan fasting and diabetes 2019: The year in review

Beshyah, Salem A; Ali, Khawla F; Hafidh, Khadija; Hajjaji, Issam M

doi:10.1016/j.diabres.2020.108593

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“…Several studies have reported benefits of RF in healthy individuals (1,5) and patients (6)(7)(8)(9). Benefits of fasting were reported in different patient groups, including in diabetic (6,7,10), asthma (11), and allergic patients (11).…”

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Ramadan Fasting in Germany (17–18 h/Day): Effect on Cortisol and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Association With Mood and Body Composition Parameters

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Ramadan fasting (RF) is a type of diurnal intermittent fasting. Previous studies reported the benefits of RF in healthy subjects on mood and health related to quality of life (QoL). Cortisol and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) have been shown to play a role in mood, body composition parameters, and health-related QoL. This study aimed at elucidating the mechanism of the benefit of RF, particularly cortisol and BNDF and their association with mood and QoL. Insulin growth factor-1 (IGF-1), interleukin (IL)-8, matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9, and myoglobin were determined. Thirty-four healthy men and women were recruited. Serum from peripheral venous blood samples was collected at five time points: 1 week before RF (T1); mid of RF (T2), last days of RF (T3), 1 week after RF (T4), and 1 month after RF (T5). The amounts of biological mediators in the serum samples were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and Luminex assays. BDNF and cortisol significantly decreased at T3 (p < 0.05) and T4 (p < 0.001) compared to T1, respectively. It seems the benefits of RF for mood-related symptoms are mediated by different biological mediators, particularly cortisol and BDNF.

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“…relevance, reviewed, and narrated thematically, similar to our previous reports. [6][7][8] The aim is to provide reasonably concise but adequately representative themes surrounding RF. One author drafted an initial manuscript, and all other authors contributed to the intellectual content using a single version loaded online using Google Docs.…”

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Ramadan fasting and diabetes (2020): The year in review

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Ali

Abbas

et al. 2021

Journal of Diabetes and Endocrine Practice

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Review Article introduCtionRamadan fasting (RF) observed by adult Muslims entails abstinence from food, water, all oral substances, intravenous fluid therapy, and smoking between dawn and sunset during the 9 th month of the Muslims' lunar calendar. [1] Ramadan's impact on health and disease stems from the biological effects of prolonged fasting during the daytime and possible overfeeding at night and its various social changes. The last three decades witnessed a rising interest in the research on RF in health and disease. [2] Diabetes has been the most extensively studied single medical condition in connection with RF. [3] Despite the increase in volume of the literature, concern has been voiced regarding the quality of publications on the subject. [4,5] The literature on health aspects of Ramadan fasting (RF) is widely spread in many journals, making it not readily accessible to those interested in the subject. We therefore aimed to provide a thematic overview of the global research work conducted in the realm of RF during 2020 on the impact of RF in people with diabetes. We aimed to provide a concise bird's eye view of the literature published in a year and to identify the basis of evidence that may guide clinical practices for the years to come. matErials and mEthodsThis is a narrative, nonsystematic review of the literature retrieved from one online database over a full calendar year (2020). The PubMed search engine of the National Center for Biotechnology Information at the U.S. National Library of Medicine was used. The search term ("Ramadan Fasting" OR "Fast of Ramadan") AND diabetes, with time filters from January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020, was used to identify the relevant records. Retrieved articles were examined forThe literature on health aspects of Ramadan fasting (RF) is widely spread in many journals, making it not readily accessible to those interested in the subject. We aimed to provide a narrative overview of the global literature production in 1 year (2020) on diabetes and RF. This was a narrative, nonsystematic review of the international literature from a single major medical online database (i.e., PubMed) during the year 2020. The search term "Ramadan fasting AND Diabetes" was used, and the relevant literature was narrated in a concise thematic account. The publications spanned a vast array of topics related to RF, including assessments of safety and efficacy profiles of older and newer diabetes therapies, modes of insulin delivery, evaluating the role of utilizing advanced technology for the treatment, and monitoring of blood glucose during RF. Increased interest was evident in capturing patients' perspectives and healthcare professionals' perceptions, attitudes, and practices during Ramadan. Fasting by high-risk groups was studied. Not surprisingly, some reports covered COVID-19 and Ramadan and the role of telemedicine in ramadan. The current literature review presents this year's research data on the safety of fasting practices, care models, and patients' experiences and perspectives....

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“…Due to their extensive number, articles on diabetes were submitted separately elsewhere and were excluded from the present manuscript to keep the size of the manuscript within reasonable limits. [6] The selected articles were reviewed and narrated thematically to provide a reasonably concise but adequate representative. SAB drafted the initial manuscript, and all authors (a) developed further their assigned sections and (b) reviewed the whole document for intellectual content using a single version loaded online using Google Docs.…”

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Ramadan fasting in health and disease (2019): A narrative review

Ali

Abdulla

Badi³

et al. 2020

Ibnosina Journal of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

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Introduction: Literature on the health aspects of Ramadan fasting (RF) is widespread in many journals, making it less readily available to those interested in the subject. Materials and Methods: This is a narrative, nonsystematic review of international literature from two major online databases (viz., Scopus and PubMed) in 1 year (2019). The search term “RF” was used, and relevant literature was narrated in a concise thematic account excluding diabetes. Results: The publications spanned the fundamental, clinical, ethical, professional, cultural, and advocacy facets of the subject. The publications crossed the conventional disciplinary lines and geographical locations and appeared in journals with different access systems. The content is presented under relevant themes depending on the available literature. Basic coverage included changes in physiology, nutrition, and metabolism during Ramadan. Clinical aspects such as the impact of RF on kidney function, pregnancy outcome, fetal life, structure and function of eyes, and athletes' well-being received comparatively prominent coverage by researchers in 2019. Gut, liver, skin, skeleton, and blood were also covered. Other workers focused on documenting the perception, attitudes, and practices of both patients and health-care professionals during Ramadan. Conclusions: The health aspects of RF received sustained academic interest with a wide spectrum in 2019. We provided a scoping overview to help researchers and clinicians catch up quickly with the state-of-the-art today.

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Ramadan fasting and diabetes 2019: The year in review

Cited by 17 publications

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Ramadan Fasting in Germany (17–18 h/Day): Effect on Cortisol and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Association With Mood and Body Composition Parameters

Ramadan Fasting in Germany (17–18 h/Day): Effect on Cortisol and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Association With Mood and Body Composition Parameters

Ramadan fasting and diabetes (2020): The year in review

Ramadan fasting in health and disease (2019): A narrative review

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