Islamic fasting reduce body weight and improves blood lipid profile in normal and obese subjects

Fasting is performed in different communities with different believes and for the management of body weight but in Islam the Muslim observes fasting in the Holy Month of Ramadan as an obligation. Therefore, this study was designed to know the effect of fasting on the obesity factors for example body...

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Main Author: Khattak, Muhammad Muzaffar Ali Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The International Chair on Cardiometabolic Risk 2010
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/3325/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/3325/1/Islamic_fasting_cause_changes_in_anthropometry_and_lipid_profile.pdf