fasting is a form of islamic worship to approach god.  there is a direct relationship between fasting, abstaining from eating and drinking, and an individual’s health as well as his ill-health. therefore, it is of utmost importance in the islamic perspective to weigh the spiritual benefits achieved through fasting against its probable harmfulness to an individual’s health. regarding fasting, th...

background: fasting during the holy month of ramadan (fasting) for muslims is a religious duty. the impact of fasting on some diseases has been reported in medical literature. this study evaluated the effects of fasting on appendicitis. in this population-based descriptive study, we investigated whether the incidence of acute appendicitis differs during fasting compared to other non fasting lun...

Background: Practicing fasting during Ramadan by pregnant women might be risky. Controversies still exist about the nature and the magnitude of metabolic changes in healthy pregnant women who practice fasting. Objectives: To systematically review literature pertaining to the practice of Ramadan fasting and the effect of fasting on maternal health. Methods: Relevant literature was obtained throu...

Background: -Fasting, the voluntary abstention from all restricted foods, is a feature of many religions, and the putative health benefits have attracted both scientific and popular interest. There is no clear understanding that religious fasting has great effects on metabolic syndrome. There is little data available that provides information concerning Ethiopian Orthodox Christians fasting inf...

Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on SIRT1 mRNA expression in healthy men.Islamic Ramadan fasting is a holy religious ceremony that has many spiritual benefits. Additionally, it can be considered as the equivalent of calorie restriction that may affect physical health. The results of previous studies revealed that calorie restriction increases the li...

It is important for physicians to understand the role they play in guiding their Jewish patients’ decisions on whether fast Yom Kippur. While Kippur one of most spiritual events year, it also prohibited if fasting will endanger one’s health. This article presents Talmudic laws Kippur, interviews with 11 Georgetown students and faculty subjective importance fast, a review medical literature rega...

introduction: during ramadan, adult muslims abstain from drinking and eating from sunrise to sunset. this religious practice influences individuals’ lifestyle factors such as eating behavior, meal schedule, and sleep pattern. these changes may affect endocrine and neuroendocrine circadian patterns, and consequently, cardiovascular indices. this study was performed to investigate the effects of ...

BACKGROUND-OBJECTIVE Several factors might affect the adherence to treatment in patients with asthma and COPD. Among these factors, the effect of religious beliefs and behaviours has been less studied so far. In this study, the effect of fasting on drug use behaviours of patients with asthma and COPD were comparatively analysed. METHODS A total of 150 adult patients with asthma and 150 adult ...

The Muslim population is about 1.5 billion worldwide. Based on a global diabetes prevalence of 4.6%, it is estimated that there are about 50 million Muslims with diabetes around the world who observe fasting during the month of Ramadan each year. Ramadan, one of the five pillars of Islam, and which takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, involves fasting from sunrise to suns...