The Physiological Effect of Fasting the Month of Ramadan on Anthropometrics and Blood Variables | Zendy

Alayafi Yahya | Zendy; Alsulaiman Majed | Zendy; Aljaloud Khalid | Zendy; Jabbary Ali | Zendy; Aljaloud Sulaiman | Zendy; Aldayel Abdulaziz | Zendy; Fry Andrew | Zendy; Vardiman Phillip | Zendy; Gallagher Philip | Zendy

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The Physiological Effect of Fasting the Month of Ramadan on Anthropometrics and Blood Variables

Author(s) -

Alayafi Yahya,

Alsulaiman Majed,

Aljaloud Khalid,

Jabbary Ali,

Aljaloud Sulaiman,

Aldayel Abdulaziz,

Fry Andrew,

Vardiman Phillip,

Gallagher Philip

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

the faseb journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709

H-Index - 277

eISSN - 1530-6860

pISSN - 0892-6638

DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.989.8

Subject(s) - medicine , anthropometry , calorie , albumin , blood lipids , endocrinology , physiology , cholesterol

Manystudies have beenconducted onfastingduring the monthof Ramadan;however, their resultswerevastly inconsistent.Itis importanttonote thatnone of these studiescontrolledor evenmonitoredphysical activityandfoodintake. Purpose Thisstudy willdetermineifintermittentfastingwillaffectbody composition, blood lipid profile,glucose, blood proteins and hormones. Methods Eight healthyathletemales participatedinthisstudy.Weight,height andbody compositionofallsubjectswererecordedatbaselineoneday before Ramadan(D1),after ten daysof fastingRamadan(D10) andtwenty‐eightdaysof fastingRamadan (D28). All data was analyzed using 1x3 repeatedmeasuresANOVA(p<.05). Results There wassignificantdecreasein bodymassandLeanbody masscomparingD28withD1andD10.Vigorousactivityand ModerateactivityweresignificantlydecreaseatD10andD28ofRamadan. Thepercentagewhichrecommendeddietary allowancesof caloriesfromproteinshowedsignificantdecreaseatD10andD28comparetoD1.Inaddition,the percentage of calories fromcarbohydrate showedsignificant increaseatD10andD28comparetoD1.FastedGlucoselevelsweresignificantly increasedat D10compareto D1. Glucagondecreasesignificantly at D10, but not at D28.Inaddition,Albumin levelsweresignificantlyloweratD10andD28compareto D1;however,all measurements were stillwithinnormal/healthrange. Conclusion Resultsshowthelevelofphysicalactivity andfoodintakeare majorcontributingfactorsonthereductioninbodyweight.Overall,thesefindingsindicatenohealthriskforfastingthe month of Ramadan.

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