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• Title: Study the Effects of Ramadan Fasting on the Serum Glucose and Lipid Profile Among Healthy Jordanian Students.
• Author : American Journal of Applied Sciences
• Release Date : January 01, 2007
• Genre: Engineering,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 191 KB

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INTRODUCTION Ramadan fasting is one of the 5 pillars of Islam and one of the most significant ibadat (worships) of Islam (1) Throughout the world, millions of Muslims fast during Ramadan to fulfill this religious obligation. Because the lunar calendar determines the month of Ramadan and is about 11 days shorter than the solar year, Ramadan is not fixed to any season. The timing of daily fasting varies from country to country and with the season in which the month of Ramadan falls. Thus, depending upon the season and the geographical position of the country, the length of the fast varies from 12 to 19 hours per day (2). During Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset. Traditionally the practice is to eat 2 meals, 1 before dawn, suhore, and 1 just after sunset, iftar. Often Muslims eat a greater variety of foods in their meals during Ramadan than in other months. As a result, the Ramadan fast provides an excellent opportunity to study the effects of various diets on the human body and can serve as an excellent research model for metabolic and behavioral studies (3). Ramadan fasting and starvation are not synonymous. Many physiological and psychological changes take place during Ramadan, most probably due to the changes in eating patterns, eating frequency and sleep patterns (4). Some studies in the eastern Mediterranean area have indicated improved high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol during Ramadan fasting (5), (6). Few studies have shown the effect of Ramadan fasting on serum glucose (7-11). One study has shown a slight decrease in serum glucose in the first days of Ramadan, followed by normalization by the twentieth day and a slight rise by the twentyninth day of Ramadan (12).The lowest serum glucose level in this study was 63 mg/dl. Others have shown a mild increase (13) or variation in serum glucose concentration, but all of them fell within physiological limits (10). From the foregoing studies, one may assume that the stores of glycogen, along with some degree of gluconeogenesis, maintain normal limits of serum glucose when a fast follows a large pre-dawn meal. However, slight changes in serum glucose may occur in individuals depending upon food habits and individual differences in metabolism and energy regulation.

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