The effect of Ramadan fasting on cardiometabolic risk factors and anthropometrics parameters: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

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Fasting during the month of Ramadan is a religious rituals of all healthy adult Muslims. However, there is no clear agreement on the effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease. Comorbidities and factors such as age, gender, health status, daily duration of fasting, food intake before and after fasting may impact on a fasting individual's cardiometabolic risk. This review was undertaken to assess the effects of Ramadan fasting on: the incidence of cardiovascular disease during the month of Ramadan; the clinical status of patients with stable cardiac disease; and any alterations in cardiometabolic risk profile.

Methods

A systematic search was undertaken for studies that investigated the impact of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors.

SUBMITTER: Mazidi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4641293 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature