ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2021
Ramadan Diurnal Intermittent Fasting Is Associated With Attenuated FTO Gene Expression in Subjects With Overweight and Obesity: A Prospective Cohort Study.
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- Effect of Calorie Restriction and Intermittent Fasting Regimens on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Cognitive Function in Humans: A Systematic Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of calorie restriction and intermittent fasting on glucose homeostasis, lipid profile, inflammatory, and hormonal markers in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Pooled it
- Time-Restricted Eating Regimen Differentially Affects Circulatory miRNA Expression in Older Overweight Adults.Nutrients · 2022Trial
- Intermittent fasting-induced autophagy normalization confers hepatic protection in metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: Mechanistic insights and implications.Histology and histopathology · 2026Review
- Editorial: Ramadan intermittent fasting model as a catalyst for healthy aging and disease mitigation.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
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- Intermittent fasting and immune aging: implications for immunosenescence, inflammaging, neuroinflammation, and frailty.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Characterizing Genetic, Epigenetic, Nutritional, and Clinico-Biochemical Profile of Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Case-Control Study.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Article
- EFFECT OF DIURNAL INTERMITTENT FASTING (DIF) ON ANTIOXIDANT AND PRO INFLAMMATORY MEDIATORS ACTIVITY IN MALE RAT MODEL OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.African journal of infectious diseases · 2025Article
- Exploring mood and anxiety disturbances across Ramadan: a comparative study of Saudi medical students before, during, and after fasting.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Ramadan Intermittent Fasting and Plasma Volume Variations in Individuals with Different Body Weights.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- The melanocortin-4 receptor pathway and the emergence of precision medicine in obesity management.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2024Article
- Eating, diet, and nutrition for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.Clinical and molecular hepatology · 2023Review
- Editorial: The model of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting: unraveling the health implications, volume II.Frontiers in nutrition · 2023Article
- Precision Nutrition: Recent Advances in Obesity.Physiology (Bethesda, Md.) · 2023Review
- Genetics, genomics, and diet interactions in obesity in the Latin American environment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Review
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Abstract
Aim and Background: A growing body of evidence supports the impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on normalizing body weight and that the interaction between body genes and environmental factors shapes human susceptibility to developing obesity. Methods: Sixty-three (63) subjects were recruited, of which 57 (17 males and 40 females, mean age 38.4 ± 11.2 years) subjects with overweight and obesity (BMI = 29.89 ± 5.02 kg/m Results: In contrast to normal BMI subjects, the relative gene expressions in overweight/obese were significantly decreased at the end of Ramadan (-32.30%, 95% CI-0.052 -0.981) in comparison with the pre-fasting state. Significant reductions were found in body weight, BMI, fat mass, body fat percent, hip circumference, LDL, IL-6, TNF-α ( Conclusions: RIF is associated with the downregulation of the
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