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 …

The impact of religious fasting on human health

JF Trepanowski, RJ Bloomer - Nutrition journal, 2010 - Springer
The past two decades have seen a rise in the number of investigations examining the health-
related effects of religiously motivated fasts. Islamic Ramadan is a 28-30 day fast in which …

Impact of intermittent fasting on the lipid profile: Assessment associated with diet and weight loss

HO Santos, RCO Macedo - Clinical nutrition ESPEN, 2018 - Elsevier
Intermittent fasting, whose proposed benefits include the improvement of lipid profile and the
body weight loss, has gained considerable scientific and popular repercussion. This review …

Impact of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting on the metabolic syndrome components in healthy, non-athletic Muslim people aged over 15 years: a systematic review …

HA Jahrami, J Alsibai, AA Obaideen - British Journal of Nutrition, 2020 - cambridge.org
Studies on the impact of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) on the metabolic
syndrome (MetS) components among healthy Muslims observing Ramadan month have …

Does four-week consecutive, dawn-to-sunset intermittent fasting during Ramadan affect cardiometabolic risk factors in healthy adults? A systematic review, meta …

HA Jahrami, MAIE Faris, AI Janahi, MI Janahi… - Nutrition, Metabolism …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aims This study aimed to evaluate the effects of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF;
29–30 days) on cardiometabolic risk factors (CMRF) in healthy adults, and examine the …

A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of the impact of diurnal intermittent fasting during Ramadan on body weight in healthy subjects aged 16 …

HA Jahrami, J Alsibai, CCT Clark… - European journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Studies on the effect of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) on body weight
have yielded conflicting results. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta …

Islamic fasting and weight loss: a systematic review and meta-analysis

B Sadeghirad, S Motaghipisheh, F Kolahdooz… - Public health …, 2014 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveStudies on the effects of Ramadan fasting on weight changes have been
contradictory. We brought together all published data to comprehensively examine the …

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 …

Impact of caloric and dietary restriction regimens on markers of health and longevity in humans and animals: a summary of available findings

JF Trepanowski, RE Canale, KE Marshall, MM Kabir… - Nutrition journal, 2011 - Springer
Considerable interest has been shown in the ability of caloric restriction (CR) to improve
multiple parameters of health and to extend lifespan. CR is the reduction of caloric intake …

Effects of time-restricted feeding during Ramadan on dietary intake, body composition and metabolic outcomes

F Osman, S Haldar, CJ Henry - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ramadan fasting is a form of time-restricted feeding which combines a fast and feast period
daily for a duration of one month every year. During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food …