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Ramadan intermittent fasting and immunity: An important topic in the era of COVID-19.
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- Exploring Sleep Patterns in 3,475 College Students: A Comparative Study of Geographical Location, Gender, and Age.Sleep science (Sao Paulo, Brazil) · 2025Article
- Reflection on Ramadan Fasting Research Related to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health and Well-Being): A Bibliometric Analysis.Journal of religion and health · 2024Article
- Nigerian Muslim's Perceptions of Changes in Diet, Weight, and Health Status during Ramadan: A Nationwide Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Living Well as a Muslim through the Pandemic Era-A Qualitative Study in Japan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The impact of dawn to sunset fasting on immune system and its clinical significance in COVID-19 pandemic.Metabolism open · 2022Article
- Sustainable positive effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting in rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Article
- Ramadan fasting and weight change trajectories: Time-varying association of weight during and after Ramadan in low-income and refugee populations.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
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- Assessment of water consumption during Ramadan intermittent fasting: Result from Indonesian cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Article
- Altered immunoemotional regulatory system in COVID-19: From the origins to opportunities.Journal of neuroimmunology · 2021Review
- Ramadan Diurnal Intermittent Fasting Is Associated With Attenuated FTO Gene Expression in Subjects With Overweight and Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on Children and Young Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Narrative Review With Emphasis on the Potential of Intermittent Fasting as a Preventive Strategy.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Review
- Fasting Ramadan During COVID-19 Pandemic: Immunomodulatory Effect.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Article
- Switching Host Metabolism as an Approach to Dampen SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Annals of nutrition & metabolism · 2020Review
- Fasting off "The COVID-19".Missouri medicineReview
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Abstract
WITH the growing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection, a parallel growing interest arose concerning potential preventive and adjunct therapies, dietary and lifestyle modifications, and remedies that may boost the immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection. Furthermore, as Ramadan intermittent religious fasting that is practiced by about one and a half billion Muslims throughout the globe is coincide this year with COVID-19 pandemic, a growing debate rose concerning the expected impact of fasting during Ramadan month and the associated dietary and lifestyle behaviors on the body's immunity against the pandemic infection. Published literature was searched to find out how intermittent fasting (IF) and its model of Ramadan affect the various aspects related to the body's immunity against microbial infections. IF was found to impact immunity by changing different related elements, including oxidative stress and inflammation, metabolism, body weight, and body composition. Dietary and lifestyle modifications during Ramadan month and their impact on immunity, such as water intake and hydration status, sleep duration and timing, caloric intake and mealtime, and social and spirtual activities, were addressed. Further research is warranted to figure out how IF during ramadan affects immunity against SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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