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ReviewPakistan journal of medical sciences

The effect of Ramadan fasting on cardiometabolic risk factors and anthropometrics parameters: A systematic review.

Mohsen Mazidi, Peyman Rezaie, Owais Chaudhri, Ehsan Karimi, Mohsen Nematy

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Review in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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33citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

33 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Review on the effects of fasting on cardiac patients.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025
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  12. Metabolic changes with intermittent fasting.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2024
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  19. Self-Care by Muslim Women during Ramadan Fasting to Protect Nutritional and Cardiovascular Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Mohsen MazidiMohsen Mazidi, PhD. Key State Laboratory of Molecular Developmental Biology, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chaoyang, Beijing, China.
Peyman RezaiePeyman Rezaie, MSc. Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Owais ChaudhriOwais Chaudhri, PhD. Diabetes and Endocrinology Service, Palmerston North Hospital, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
Ehsan KarimiEhsan Karimi, MSc. Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Mohsen NematyEhsan Karimi, MSc. Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran.
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledFasting during the month of Ramadan is a religious rituals of all healthy adult Muslims. However, there is no clear agreement on the effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease. Comorbidities and factors such as age, gender, health status, daily duration of fasting, food intake before and after fasting may impact on a fasting individual's cardiometabolic risk. This review was undertaken to assess the effects of Ramadan fasting on: the incidence of cardiovascular disease during the month of Ramadan; the clinical status of patients with stable cardiac disease; and any alterations in cardiometabolic risk profile.

methodsA systematic search was undertaken for studies that investigated the impact of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors. Electronic databases including MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Knowledge were searched from 1982 up to 2014. The incidence of acute cardiac illness during Ramadan fasting was similar when compared to non-fasting days. Ramadan fasting is associated with elevations in high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-c), and reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) and total cholesterol (T-chol). However, the lipid profile of diabetic patients deteriorated significantly during Ramadan fasting. In addition, Ramadan fasting lowers body weight, body fat percentage and BMI (body mass index). However, the relationship between weight reduction and loss of body fat is not studied. The majority of patients with stable cardiac illness can opt for Ramadan fasting safely. However, the long term effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors remains uncertain, and the apparent discordant effects in individuals with and without diabetes mellitus merits further study.

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Body-mass indexBody weightCardiovascular riskHigh-density lipoprotein cholesterolRamadan fasting

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