ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2022
Changes in dietary intake, chronotype and sleep pattern upon Ramadan among healthy adults in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A prospective study.
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- Ramadan Fasting in Chronic Heart Failure: A Systematic Review.Current cardiology reports · 2026Pooled it
- Religious fasting and its impacts on individual, public, and planetary health: Fasting as a "religious health asset" for a healthier, more equitable, and sustainable society.Frontiers in nutrition · 2022Pooled it
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- Changes in diet, body composition, sleep, and activity with onset of Ramadan intermittent fasting in female university students: a prospective cohort study.The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association · 2026Article
- Diwaniyyah, dietary habits and daily activity during Ramadan among Kuwaiti Men.Public health nutrition · 2026Article
- Nutritional, sleep, physical activity, and quality-of-life changes during Ramadan fasting: a prospective comparative study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Body Weight Changes During Ramadan Intermittent Fasting: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy Adults in Turkey.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Article
- Fasting during Ramadan is associated with changes in activity and blood glucose excursion in people with type 2 diabetes on three or more anti-hyperglycemic agents PROFAST-3.Qatar medical journal · 2025Article
- Intermittent fasting and the liver: Focus on the Ramadan model.World journal of hepatology · 2024Article
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- Changes in sleep, physical activity, and health behaviors among Nigerian fasting adults in Ramadan during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Ramadan fasting model exerts hepatoprotective, anti-obesity, and anti-hyperlipidemic effects in an experimentally-induced nonalcoholic fatty liver in rats.Saudi journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Saudi Gastroenterology Association · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Notable lifestyle changes can occur in Ramadan due to the sudden shift in eating routine with fasting during daylight hours. This study aimed to examine the changes in dietary intakes, chronotype, sleep pattern, and physical activity level before and during Ramadan in healthy adults. Methods: This study was conducted in Jeddah city, Saudi Arabia, and convenience sampling was used. To compare dietary, chronotype and sleep pattern changes before and during Ramadan, data were collected in two separate periods: the first period was 2 months before Ramadan, and the second period was during the last 3 weeks of Ramadan. Dietary intake was assessed using 24-h food recall and chronotype using Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire. Daytime sleepiness and sleep duration were assessed using the Epworth sleepiness scale and a sleep diary for seven consecutive days, respectively. Anthropometric measurements were also taken across the study periods. Results: A total of 115 adults (96 females and 19 males) were included in the study. Significant increases in daily calorie and carbohydrate intakes during Ramadan than before Ramadan were noted (calorie intake: 1,482.9 ± 536.4 kcal/day before Ramdan vs. 1,635.5 ± 635.1 kcal/day during Ramadan; carbohydrate intake: 180.8 ± 72.1 g/day before Ramadan vs. 202.6 ± 88.7 g/day during Ramadan; Conclusion: This study indicates that Ramadan diurnal fasting was associated with greater calorie and carbohydrate intake, changes in chronotype, and daytime sleepiness. The study also suggests that Ramadan diurnal fasting model may be a promising weight loss strategy.
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