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Nutrition, Fasting and Health - Volume:3 Issue: 3, summer 2015

Journal of Nutrition, Fasting and Health
Volume:3 Issue: 3, summer 2015

  • تاریخ انتشار: 1394/08/10
  • تعداد عناوین: 8
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  • Sarah Ali, Sufyan Hussain, Ahmad Moolla, Tahseen Chowdhury, Rabia Nabi, Shuja Shafi, Wasim Hanif Hanif Pages 94-96
    If you are planning on fasting and have diabetes, it is important to speak to your diabetes healthcare team as early as possible before Ramadan. For some people with diabetes, fasting can be dangerous or can cause problems to your health. Your diabetes team will be able to advise you on whether it is safe for you to fast. If you are able to fast, they will advise you on how to keep good diabetes control throughout the fasting period.
    Keywords: Ramadan, fast, Diabetes
  • Suriani Ismail*, Nor Afiah Mohd Zulkefli, Cheong Sau Chung, Mohammad Sulaiman Zainal Pages 97-102
    Introduction
    Fasting during Ramadan provides an opportunistic setting for smoking cessation intervention. Smokers find it easy to cease smoking during Ramadan due to the religion، cultural and environmental influences. This study aims to determine the changes in smoking behaviour during Ramadan among Malay Muslim male students who were current smokers.
    Methods
    This is cross sectional study using self-administered questionnaire to evaluate the socio demographic characteristics and two main relevant religious perceptions on smoking (i. e. ‘Is smoking ‘haram’ and ‘Does smoking invalidate your fasting’). Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND) questionnaire was used to evaluate smoking behaviour before and during Ramadan. The total FTND scores and the percentages according to FTDN items، before Ramadan and during Ramadan were compared to determine good or poor smoking behaviour changes.
    Results
    The overall FTND scores and the percentage according to its items were significantly reduced. There were significant association between smoking behaviour changes during Ramadan and household income، nicotine dependence and perception that smoking is ‘haram’. The percentage of good smoking behaviour changes was higher among those with higher income، high nicotine dependence and those who are not aware that smoking is ‘haram’.
    Conclusion
    There is a great potential in taking advantage of the Ramadan environment to encourage smoking cessation among Muslim smokers.
    Keywords: Keywords: Ramadan, smoking behaviour changes, Malay male Muslim smokers
  • Lotfi Said*, Zerdani Ilham, Ahmed Aggour, Ahmed Fethddine, Abdelouaheb Tazi, Mohammed Talbi Pages 103-110
    Purpose
    This study has for objective the assessment of the vigilance, mood states variations and the blood glucose levels, during a triangular effort progressive in trained athletes during Ramadan fasting (RF). Methods. Ten trained male athletes aged 21.8 ± 1.1 years are evaluated before (B.RF), during (1st, 2nd and 3th week) and after Ramadan fasting, in the blood-glucose, vigilance, and mood states at rest and after (A. Ex.) a triangular exercise test (TUB II).Results. Comparing to the reference period (B.RF), the RF induces a decrease in the maximal aerobic power (TUB II) approximately 2- 5% and a hypoglycaemia. The objective vigilance is doubly influenced by the RF (F= 14.58, p
    Keywords: Ramadan Fasting, Triangular exercise, Mood, Vigilance, Blood glucose
  • Fahimeh Afzal Javan, Alireza Pasdar* Pages 111-114
    Restriction of calorie by ingesting no or minimal amounts of food and caloric beverages for periods of time is called fasting. Fasting can affect body through changing in physical and metabolic adaptations as well as mineral and hormonal status. However, psychological effects and sometimes medical complications can also be seen if the there would be no appropriate plan. These events are linked with changes in expression of different genes and signaling pathways. In this brief review, physiological effects of fasting, affected pathways during fasting and potential applications of fasting are discussed. In conclusion, fasting as a method of caloric restriction can enhance normal physiological status and help to improve the overall health.
    Keywords: Fasting, Gene expression, Caloric restriction
  • Mohammad Hassan Jokar Pages 115-117
    Fasting is one of the important religious practices of Muslims, in which the individuals abstain from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset. Fasting is not obligatory or even not allowed, in case it causes health problems to the fasting individual. Rheumatic diseases are a major group of chronic diseases which can bring about numerous problems while fasting. The aim of this article is to review the impact of Islamic fasting on rheumatic patients, based on the scientific evidences.
    Keywords: Arthritis, Fasting, Rheumatic Diseases, Rheumatology
  • Seyyed Reza Attarzadeh Hosseini*, Keyvan Hejazi Pages 118-125
    Introduction
    Fasting during Ramadan is a religious obligation for healthy adult Muslims. This study aimed to investigate the effects of Ramadan fasting and physical activity on blood hematological and biochemical parameters in male and female subjects.
    Methods
    In this study، 50 healthy subjects were randomly assigned to four groups: male control fasting (MCF) group (n=13)، male training fasting (MTF) group (n=13)، female control fasting (FCF) group (n=12)، and female training fasting (FTF) group (n=12)، and were compared in two stages (before and after the intervention). For inter- and intra-group comparisons، a repeated measure ANOVA was applied.
    Results
    The results showed a significant decline in body weight، body mass index، body fat percentage، and waist-to-hip ratio after Ramadan fasting، compared to the pre-Ramadan period. Also، significant changes were observed in red blood cell count and hematocrit level (P<0. 05). Additionally، serum total cholesterol (TC)، low-density lipoprotein (LDL)، and TC/high-density lipoprotein (HDL) ratio significantly decreased after Ramadan، compared to the pre-Ramadan period. The two groups were significantly different in terms of weight، body mass index، body fat percentage، and waist-to-hip ratio after Ramadan (P<0. 05). Moreover، the two groups were significantly different in terms of changes in mean triglyceride level، TC concentration، LDL-cholesterol، LDL/HDL ratio، TG/HDL ratio، and TC/HDL ratio.
    Conclusion
    Ramadan fasting، accompanied by regular physical activity، can induce positive changes in hematological and biochemical parameters. These variations may be due to dietary changes، biological responses of the body to starvation، or physical activity during Ramadan.
    Keywords: Exercise Fasting Hematological, Biochemical Indices
  • Maryam Sadat Amirkalali Sijavandi, Fatemeh Shahsavan, Farshad Asgarizadeh, Mohsen Namaty, Javad Heravian, Zahra Mahmodi, Tahereh Rakhshandadi, Mohammad Reza Sedaghat* Pages 126-131
    Introduction
    Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims during which avoid from eating, drinking and sexual intercourse for about 13-17 hours. The aim of this study was surveying the effects of Islamic fasting in Ramadan on lipid profile and blood pressure.
    Materials And Methods
    we designed this study in two phases, a week before and a week after Ramadan month. Eighty nine healthy subjects with 20-50 years old were participated in this study. Blood sampling for lipid profile measurement was done in the morning and blood pressure was measured in the afternoon with digital sphygmomanometer. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS version 16.0 software.
    Results
    In a week after Ramadan, body weight and body mass index (BMI) decreased in both sexes, comparing with the week before Ramadan measurements (p
    Keywords: Lipid profile, Blood Pressure, Body weight, BMI, Fasting
  • A brief look at the role of fasting in mental health and its correspondence with advances in psychology
    Maryam Hosseini Almosavi Pages 132-137
    The robust increase in mental disorders، elevated use of sedatives and increased number of psychiatric hospitals، even in developed countries، indicate the need for preparing the human mind against tribulations. Although industrial advances have provided mankind with comfort، they have also increased the level of stress and psychological traumas. Here، the question arises as how we can free individuals from mental damages and stress in order to sustain mental health and pave the way for growth and excellence. In this article، we aimed to investigate the influence of fasting on mental health، according to “Shabaniyah Sermon” by Prophet Muhammad and new psychological findings. It should be mentioned that such comparison requires comprehensive research and further studies. In this article، we evaluated various cognitive measures such as “faith in God” and “worship”، as well as behavioral strategies، e. g.، “repentance” and “honoring kinship”. These practices are based on humans’ spiritual needs and psychologists’ ideas and have great impacts on human health and prevention of psychological traumas. The main purpose of this study was to identify factors which harm the human spirit and deprive an individual of mental health. By identifying these factors، we can provide the grounds for growth and prosperity.
    Keywords: Health, Mental Health, Psychiatry, Psychology, Shabaniyah Sermon