Open AccessEffects of Ramadan fasting on serum lipid profile
Author(s) -
Añil Sharma,
Perveen Akhtar,
A. Khawar Kazmi,
Tarun Sharma
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_550_19
Subject(s) - medicine , cholesterol , lipid profile , total cholesterol , physiology , traditional medicine , endocrinology
Ramadan is the ninth month in the lunar Islamic calendar and lasts for about 29-30 days. It is mandatory for all adult individuals of the Islamic faith to fast during the holy month of Ramadan. During this period, healthy Muslims do not eat or drink (i.e., total abstinence from food and fluids) and refrain from tobacco, daily from pre-dawn until dusk (21). Very few studies in the recent years have been conducted on this subject and for primary care physicians, it is of great help in understanding the physiological changes that occur in various populations with different rituals in Muslims.