ArticleNutrients2020
A Prospective Clinical Trial of Prolonged Fasting in Healthy Young Males and Females-Effect on Fatigue, Sleepiness, Mood and Body Composition.
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- Intermittent Fasting as a Potential Therapeutic Instrument for Major Depression Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Preclinical Studies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Baseline-Dependent Immunometabolic Responses During Prolonged Intermittent Fasting: A Secondary Integrative Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Article
- Trajectories of mental distress and quality of life during Ramadan fasting in young Israeli Muslims are gender-specific.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Four consecutive weeks of dawn-to-dusk intermittent fasting are associated with improved neuropsychiatric symptoms and neurocognitive functions among adults: a prospective cohort.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2026Article
- Nutritional timing and stress biology: intermittent fasting as a hormetic signal for adaptation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Emergence of hypomania and mania following initiation of a ketogenic diet: case series.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Overnight Fasting and Body Weight: Emulated Target Trial Using Cancer Prevention Study-3 Data.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Joint Effects of Exercise and Ramadan Fasting on Telomere Length: Implications for Cellular Aging.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- The impact of preoperative fasting time on patients undergoing partial nephrectomy and analysis of risk factors for postoperative hemorrhage.Frontiers in surgery · 2024Article
- Alterations in anthropometric, inflammatory and mental health parameters during Ramadan intermittent fasting in a group of healthy people: a prospective cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Review
- Effects of intermittent fasting on quality of life tolerance of chemotherapy in patients with gynecological cancers: study protocol of a randomized-controlled multi-center trial.Frontiers in oncology · 2023Article
- Intermittent Fasting-Short- and Long-Term Quality of Life, Fatigue, and Safety in Healthy Volunteers: A Prospective, Clinical Trial.Nutrients · 2022Article
- Self-Care by Muslim Women during Ramadan Fasting to Protect Nutritional and Cardiovascular Health.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Ramadan Fasting Improves Body Composition without Exacerbating Depression in Males with Diagnosed Major Depressive Disorders.Nutrients · 2021Article
- Ramadan Fasting in Germany (17-18 h/Day): Effect on Cortisol and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Association With Mood and Body Composition Parameters.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
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Abstract
Fasting during a long period (17-18 h/day) may affect daily performance. Fatigue is one of important parameters to observe for this effect. This study aimed to determine the effect of Ramadan fasting (RF)-particularly on fatigue in both young males and females. Sleepiness, mood-related symptoms (MRSs) and body composition (BC) were determined, too. Thirty-four young males and females were recruited and performed RF. They were assessed for fatigue, sleepiness, MRS and BC at T1 (one week before RF), T2 (mid of RF), T3 (last days of RF), T4 (one week after RF) and T5 (one month after RF). The assessments were done in the morning, except for fatigue and sleepiness, which were also assessed in the afternoon and evening of T1 to T5. This study observed numerous positive effects to RF. After they began fasting and compared to T1, participants experienced (1) significantly less fatigue; (2) small to large improvement of MRSs; and (3) positive changes relating to BC. RF did not appear to have a significant effect on participants' sleepiness scores. Ultimately, this study illustrates how prolonged fasting, like RF, benefits the youth, particularly by decreasing fatigue, improving MRSs and positively impacting BC.
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