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SynthesisNutrients2019

Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Weight and Body Composition in Healthy Non-Athlete Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Hamish A Fernando, Jessica Zibellini, Rebecca A Harris, Radhika V Seimon, Amanda Sainsbury

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Nutrients, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04090840 (Lifestyle Intervention Feasibility for Arrhythmia and Symptoms With Intermittent Fasting), which is not on this map. Cited by 105 papers, 18 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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105citing papers in PubMed, 18 pooled it
14.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT04090840 nacompletednot on this map

Lifestyle Intervention Feasibility for Arrhythmia and Symptoms With Intermittent Fasting (LIFE AS IF)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ChicagoRan2019 to 2021Enrolled51ConditionsObesity, Morbid Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Atrial FibrillationArmsIntermittent Fasting
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

105 citing papers in PubMed, 18 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 242 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hamish A FernandoFaculty of Medicine and Health, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The Boden Institute of Obesity, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, NSW 2006, Australia. hf.hamishfernando@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7836-8396
Jessica ZibelliniFaculty of Medicine and Health, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The Boden Institute of Obesity, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, NSW 2006, Australia. jzib2585@uni.sydney.edu.au.
Rebecca A HarrisFaculty of Medicine and Health, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The Boden Institute of Obesity, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, NSW 2006, Australia. rebecca.harris@sydney.edu.au.
Radhika V SeimonFaculty of Medicine and Health, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The Boden Institute of Obesity, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, NSW 2006, Australia. radhika.seimon@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-3903-4801
Amanda SainsburyFaculty of Medicine and Health, Nutrition, Exercise and Eating Disorders, The Boden Institute of Obesity, The University of Sydney, Charles Perkins Centre, NSW 2006, Australia. amanda.salis@sydney.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-9176-1574
The University of Sydney · AU

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRamadan involves one month of fasting from sunrise to sunset. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to determine the effect of Ramadan fasting on weight and body composition.

methodsIn May 2018, we searched six databases for publications that measured weight and body composition before and after Ramadan, and that did not attempt to influence physical activity or diet.

resultsData were collected from 70 publications (90 comparison groups, 2947 participants). There was a significant positive correlation between starting body mass index and weight lost during the fasting period. Consistently, there was a significant reduction in fat percentage between pre-Ramadan and post-Ramadan in people with overweight or obesity (-1.46 (95% confidence interval: -2.57 to -0.35) %,

conclusionsEven with no advice on lifestyle changes, there are consistent-albeit transient-reductions in weight and fat mass with the Ramadan fast, especially in people with overweight or obesity.

Indexed as

Body CompositionFastingIslamWeight LossHumansbody compositionbody weightintermittent fastingRamadan

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PMID30813495
PMCPMC6412279
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