ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2024
The dietary changes during Ramadan and their impact on anthropometry, blood pressure, and metabolic profile.
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- Sex-Specific Responses to Intermittent Fasting: A Narrative Review Across Physiological, Clinical, and Psychosocial Contexts.Nutrients · 2026Review
- 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
- Overdiagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus during Ramadan: a retrospective population-based study in Catalonia, Spain.BMC medicine · 2026Article
- A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Dietary Intake in University Students from the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Body Weight Changes During Ramadan Intermittent Fasting: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy Adults in Turkey.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: The effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF) on the metabolic profile, anthropometry and blood pressure has been investigated in multiple studies. However, it is still unknown to what extent changes in nutrient intakes contribute to these changes. Methods: This observational study was conducted in London (UK) in 2019. The study collected diverse data from a community-based sample in London before and during/after Ramadan. Collected data included a 3-day food diary (before and during Ramadan), as well as blood samples, anthropometric measurements and blood pressure (before and after Ramadan). The food diary was translated into nutritional data using nutrition software "Nutritics." The changes in nutrient intakes were investigated using a mixed-effects regression model. The impact of adjusting for nutrient intake change was investigated on the absolute difference of metabolites (Nightingale platform), systolic/diastolic blood pressure and anthropometric measures. Results: The study collected data on food intake before and during Ramadan from 56 participants; the mean age was 44.7 ± 17.3, and 51.8% ( Conclusion: Diet changes during Ramadan were associated partially with the observed changes in the metabolic profile, blood pressure and anthropometry. This confirms the changes associated with RIF in the metabolic profile, blood pressure and anthropometry are not an absolute physiological response to the diet transition occurring during Ramadan.
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