Open AccessWeight change during and after Ramadan fasting
Author(s) -
Peter Hájek,
Katie Myers,
A. Dhanji,
O. Clark West,
Hayden McRobbie
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdr087
Subject(s) - medicine , weight loss , body weight , kilogram , weight change , weight management , weight gain , demography , zoology , pediatrics , obesity , sociology , biology
During Ramadan, observant Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset for a month. Knowing whether Ramadan fasting affects body weight has implications for health advice to the Muslim community, for understanding the effects of skipping meals on body weight, and for general weight management advice.
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