Metabolomics of Ramadan fasting and associated risk of chronic diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The dramatic change in lifestyle associated with Ramadan fasting raises questions about its effect on metabolism and health. Metabolites, as the end product of metabolism, are excellent candidates to be studied in this regard.

Objective

This study aims to investigate the effect of Ramadan fasting on the metabolic profile and risk of chronic diseases.

Methods

The London Ramadan study (LORANS) is an observational study in which 2 blood samples were collected from 72 participants a few days before and after the fasting month of Ramadan. We conducted metabolomic profiling using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to assess the change in individual metabolites from before to after Ramadan. Also, we generated metabolic scores (scaled from 0 to 100) for 7 chro

SUBMITTER: Al-Jafar R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11007737 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature