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Impact of religious Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular disease: a systematic review of the literature​

Imtiaz Salim, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Wissam Ghadban, Hani Alkilani, Amar M. Salam​

Current Medical Research & Opinion Vol. 29, No. 4, 2013, 343–354​. doi:10.1185/03007995.2013.774270

http://informahealthcare.com/doi/abs/10.1185/03007995.2013.774270

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​Citation 2​​

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The association of religiosity with overweight/obese body mass index among Asian Indian immigrants in California​
Nazleen Bharmal, Robert M. Kaplan, Martin F. Shapiro, Marjorie Kagawa-Singer, Mitchell D. Wong, Carol M. Mangione, Hozefa Divan, William J. McCarthy

Preventive Medicine 57 (2013) 315–321

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743513001953

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Citation 3

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Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Anthropometric Measures and some Biochemical Parameters among Type2 Diabetic Patients in Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip

Akram M. El-Taher and Baker M. Zabut

IUG Journal of Natural and Engineering Studies Vol.21, No.1, pp 25-40 2013.

http://www.iugaza.edu.ps/ar/periodical/​

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Religion, spirituality and cardiovascular disease: research, clinical implications, and opportunities in Brazil

Fernando A. Lucchese, Harold G. Koenig

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 2013;28(1):103-28

http://www.rbccv.org.br/pdfRBCCV/v28n1a15.pdf

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Citation 5

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Favorable Changes in Lipid Profile: The Effects of Fasting after Ramadan

Abdullah Shehab, Abdishakur Abdulle, Awad El Issa, Jassim Al Suwaidi, Nico Nagelkerke

PLoS ONE 7(10): e47615. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0047615

October 2012 | Volume 7 | Issue 10 | e47615

http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObject.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0047615&representation=PDF

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Citation 6

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A prospective assessment of dietary patterns in Muslim subjects with type 2 diabetes who undertake fasting during Ramadan

Vasan SK, Karol R, Mahendri NV, Arulappan N, Jacob JJ, Thomas N.​

Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2012 Jul;16(4):552-7. doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.98009.​

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401755/?report=reader/

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​Citation 7

 

 

​Effects of Ramadan fasting and physical activity on glucose levels and serum lipid profile among Type 2 diabetic patients

Khan N, Khan MH, Shaikh MZ, Khanani MR, Rasheed A.

Pak J Med Sci January - March 2012 Vol. 28 No. 1 91-96​​

​http://pjms.com.pk/index.php/pjms/article/view/1712/383

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Citation 8

 

​Short-Term and Mid-Term Effects of Fasting and Downset Meal Pattern on Dietary Intakes, Anthropometric Parameters, and Glycemic and Lipid Profile in Fasting Women

Afghari N, Rabiei S, Rashidi Pour Fard N, Pour Naghshband P, Rast Manesh R

​Journal of Fasa University of Medical Sciences/ Aug 2012/ Vol.2/ No.3/ P 199-209

​​​http://journal.fums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=119&sid=1&slc_lang=en

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Effects of Ramadan fasting on cardiovascular risk factors: a prospective observational study

Akram M. El-Taher and Baker M. Zabut

Nematy M, Alinezhad-Namaghi M, Rashed MM, Mozhdehifard M, Sajjadi SS, Akhlaghi S, Sabery M, Mohajeri SA, et al.

​Nutr J. 2012 Sep 10;11:69. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-11-69. IF: 2.48

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-11-69.pdf

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​Citation 10

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The puzzle of self-reported weight gain in a month of fasting (Ramadan) among a cohort of Saudi families in Jeddah, Western Saudi Arabia

Bakhotmah BA

Nutrition Journal 2011, 10:84 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-10-84. IF: 2.48

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-10-84.pdf

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Citation 11

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Effect of Ramadan fasting on metabolic markers, body composition, and dietary intake in Emiratis of Ajman (UAE) with metabolic syndrome

Amena Sadiya, Solafa Ahmed, Hisham Hussain Siddieg, Irish Joy Babas, Martin Carlsson​

Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 2011:4 409–416

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3257969/pdf/dmso-4-409.pdf

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​Citation 12

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Association between Fasting of Ramadan and Risk Factors of Diabetes: A Study from Rajshahi City in Bangladeshp

Obaidur Rahman and Md. Rafiqul Islam

Advance Journal of Food Science and Technology 3(5): 360-365, 2011​

http://maxwellsci.com/print/ajfst/v3-360-365.pdf

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Change of Diet, Plasma Lipids, Lipoproteins, and Fatty Acids during Ramadan: A Controversial Association of the Considered Ramadan Model with Atherosclerosis Risk

A Barkia, K Mohamed, M Smaoui, N Zouari, M Hammami, M Nasri​

J Health Popul Nutr. 2011 Oct;29(5):486-93.​

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3225110/pdf/jhpn0029-0486.pdf​

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Fasting during Ramadan and obesity

Yakoob MY.​

J Pak Med Assoc. 2011 Mar;61(3):303-304​

http://www.jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/2661.pdf

 

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The impact of religious fasting on human health

John F Trepanowski and Richard J Bloomer

Nutr J. 2010 Nov 22;9:57. doi: 10.1186/1475-2891-9-57. IF: 2.48

http://www.nutritionj.com/content/pdf/1475-2891-9-57.pdf

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​Fasting and Diabetes

Jessica McNeill

Canadian Diabetes Association The Diabetes Communicator. Mar/Apr 2009: 12-14

http://www.diabetes.ca/documents/for-professionals/TDC_Mar-April23--FINAL.pdf

 

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Tratamiento de la diabetes mellitus durante el Ramadán

Mercè Fernández Miró, Alberto Goday y Juan Francisco Cano​

Med Clin (Barc). 2007;129(8):303-308​

http://apps.elsevier.es/watermark/ctl_servlet?_f=10&pident_articulo=13109119&pident_usuario=0&pcontactid=&pident_revista=2&ty=88&accion=L&origen=elsevier&web=www.elsevier.es&lan=es&fichero=2v129n08a13109119pdf001.pdf​

 

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Citation 18​​​

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Fasting during Ramadan and obesity

Mohammad Yawar Yakoob​ / Doctoral Student, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.

JPMA, Journal Of Pakistan Medical Association​, Vol. 61, No. 3, March 2011: 303

http://www.jpma.org.pk/PdfDownload/2661.pdf​

 

 

Citation 19​​​

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Islamic Fasting and Health

F Azizi​

Doctoral Student, Department of Nutrition, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA.

​Ann Nutr Metab 2010;56:273–282 DOI: 10.1159/0002958483  IF: 2.257

http://www.karger.com/Article/Pdf/295848

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Citation 20​

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Nutritional impacts of Ramadan in Malians with diabetes​
M. Traoré, S. Lemieux and I. Galibois​
Médecine & Nutrition 48 (2012) n °1, 39-47

http://www.medecine-nutrition.org/articles/mnut/pdf/2012/01/mnut2012481p39.pdf​​

 

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Citation 21​​

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The interaction between physical activity and fasting on the serum lipid profile during Ramadan​
Haghdoost A A, PoorRanjbar M​

Singapore Med J 2009; 50(9) : 898.

​http://smj.sma.org.sg/5009/5009a11.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Citation 22​

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Handbook of Religion and Health (2nd Edition)
Harold Koenig, Dana King, Verna B. Carson​
Oxford University Press. 2012: pp 1192 ISBN: 9780195335958​

Singapore Med J 2009; 50(9) : 898.

http://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-religion-and-health-9780195335958?cc=dz&lang=en&tab=author

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Citation 23​

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​Encyclopedia of Obesity
Kathleen Kellern​

2008 by SAGE Publications, Inc. pp 1040. ISBN 978-1-4129-5238-5.

http://books.google.dz/books?hl=fr&id=aRp2rJrEqZsC&q=Ramadan#v=snippet&q=Ramadan&f=false

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Citation 24​

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Auswirkungen religiösen fastens auf Anthropometrische parameter, blutfettwerte Und hämodynamik normalgewichtiger gesunder Probanden [Germanic] Effect of Fasting on Religious Anthropometric Parameter Values Blood Fat Hemodynamics in Normal Weight and Healthy Subjects

Daniela Artemis Tahère Liebscher. / aus Ulm (Söflingen) Dresden 2012

PhD. Medicine 2012. pp140

http://www.qucosa.de/fileadmin/data/qucosa/documents/9629/Auswirkungen_religi%C3%B6sen_Fastens_auf_anthropometrische_Parameter,_Bluttfettwerte_und_H%C3%A4modynamik_normalgewichtiger_gesunder_Probanden.pdf

 

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Citation 25​​

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Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Anthropometric Measurements and some Biochemical Parameters among Overweight Male Adults in Rafah City​

Mohammed M. Oukal

Thesis Master of Clinical Nutrition. July 2010

http://www.alazhar.edu.ps/library/aattachedFile.asp?id_no=0043721

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