Abdelgadir EI Elamin
Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority,
Central America
Research Article
A Prospective Study Comparing the Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Metabolic Parameters in Healthy Muslims from Three Different Nationalities in Dubai
Author(s): Abdelgadir EI Elamin, Rashid Fauzia, Bashier MK Alaaeldin and Makeen A SuadaAbdelgadir EI Elamin, Rashid Fauzia, Bashier MK Alaaeldin and Makeen A Suada
Objective: Many studies have evaluated the effect of Ramadan fasting on metabolic parameters. None of the previous studies compared the effect of fasting on people from different ethnic backgrounds. We conducted this prospective study to assess fasting Ramadan on Body Mass Index (BMI) and metabolic parameters in healthy volunteers from different ethnic backgrounds.
Methodology: We studied the effect of fasting during Ramadan on body mass index, fasting lipid profile, blood glucose and HBA1c in 49 healthy Muslim volunteers. These individuals belong to three different ethnicities; Pakistanis, Sudanese and Emiratis. The blood samples and anthropometric measurements were taken on two occasions; one week before Ramadan and the second was collected with in two weeks after Ramadan.
Results: There was a signific.. View More»
