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ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2015

Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on selective fitness profile parameters in young untrained Muslim men.

Anindita Singha Roy, Amit Bandyopadhyay

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Article in BMJ open sport & exercise medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03569852 (The Effects of Four Weeks of Intermittent Fasting on Resting Energy Expenditure, Satiety Hormones, Body Composition, and Performance in Competitive Runners), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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The Effects of Four Weeks of Intermittent Fasting on Resting Energy Expenditure, Satiety Hormones, Body Composition, and Performance in Competitive Runners

TypeinterventionalSponsorUSDA, Western Human Nutrition Research CenterRan2018 to 2020Enrolled21ConditionsFasting, Intermittent Fasting, Athletic Performance, Cardiovascular Risk FactorArmsTime Restrictive Feeding, Traditional Eating Pattern
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  7. Intermittent fasting & performance: The iFast clinical trial protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022
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  8. Sleep Quality and Performance in Professional Athletes Fasting during the Month of Ramadan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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2 authors.

Anindita Singha RoyDepartment of Physiology , University of Calcutta, University College of Science and Technology , Kolkata, West Bengal , India.
Amit BandyopadhyayDepartment of Physiology , University of Calcutta, University College of Science and Technology , Kolkata, West Bengal , India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe present study was aimed at investigating the effects of sleep deprivation and dietary irregularities during Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF) on selective fitness profile parameters in young untrained male Muslim individuals.

methods77 untrained Muslim men were recruited in the study. They were divided into the experimental group (EG; n=37, age: 22.62±1.77 years) and the control group (CG; n=40, age: 23.00±1.48 years). EG was undergoing RIF while CG abstained. Aerobic fitness, anaerobic capacity or high-intensity efforts (HIEs), agility, flexibility, vertical jump height and handgrip strength were measured on 8 separate occasions-15 days before RIF, 7 days before RIF, 1st day of RIF, 7th day of RIF, 15th day of RIF, 21st day of RIF, last day of RIF and 15 days after RIF.

resultsAerobic fitness and HIE showed a significant difference (p<0.05) during RIF in EG. Agility and flexibility score showed a significant decrease in EG during RIF, whereas changes in the vertical jump score (VJT) and handgrip strength were statistically insignificant. Studied parameters showed an insignificant variation in CG during RIF. Aerobic fitness, HIEs, agility and flexibility showed a significant intergroup variation during different experimental trials.

conclusionsThe present investigation revealed that RIF had adverse effects on aerobic fitness, HIEs, agility and flexibility of young untrained Muslims of Kolkata, India. VJT, waist-hip ratio and handgrip strength were not affected by RIF in the studied population. Mild but statistically insignificant reduction in body mass was also reflected after the mid-Ramadan week.

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