Abstract
Studies on the effect of Ramadan diurnal intermittent fasting (RDIF) on body weight have yielded conflicting results. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to estimate the effect size of body weight changes in healthy, non-athletic Muslims practicing Ramadan fasting, and to assess the effect of covariates such as age, sex, fasting time duration, season, and country, using subgroup analysis, and meta-regression. Covariate adjustments were performed to explain the variability of weight change in response to Ramadan fasting. CINAHL, Cochrane, EBSCOhost, EMBASE, Google Scholar, ProQuest Medical, PubMed/MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were searched from date of inception in 1950 to the end of August 2019. Eighty-five studies, conducted in 25 countries during 1982-2019, were identified. RDIF yielded a significant, but small reduction in body weight (K = 85, number of subjects, N = 4176 (aged 16-80 years), Hedges' g =- 0.360, 95% confidence interval (CI) - 0.405 to - 0.315, I2 = 45.6%), this effect size translates into difference in means of - 1.022 kg (95% CI - 1.164 kg to - 0.880 kg). Regression analysis for moderator covariates revealed that fasting time (min/day) is a significan...Continue Reading
References
Aug 1, 1982·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·S S FedailR F Harvey
Aug 1, 1995·The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition·J el AtiJ Danguir
Jan 1, 1997·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·A AdlouniR Saile
Mar 20, 1998·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·M MaislosS Shany
Oct 30, 1998·Appetite·G M FinchP J Rogers
Sep 3, 1999·International Ophthalmology·O KayikçioğluT Erakgün
May 2, 2000·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·D F StroupS B Thacker
Jul 6, 2000·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·A O AkanjiN Abdella
Apr 24, 2001·Diabetes Care·B IsomaaL Groop
Nov 22, 2002·Medical Principles and Practice : International Journal of the Kuwait University, Health Science Centre·J Ramadan
Sep 6, 2003·BMJ : British Medical Journal·Julian P T HigginsDouglas G Altman
Mar 18, 2004·Current Medical Research and Opinion·Kohji Shirai
Oct 27, 2004·The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine·Aylin YucelAlpay Haktanir
Dec 3, 2004·Annals of Saudi Medicine·Salah KassabUsha Nayar
Apr 2, 2005·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·Fehime Benli AksungarGursel Ates
Feb 21, 2006·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·L DewantiR Ohtsuka
May 25, 2006·European Journal of Clinical Nutrition·H Alemán-MateoM E Valencia
Sep 21, 2006·Annals of Saudi Medicine·H FakhrzadehM R Amini
Aug 21, 2007·Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport·Stephen R Stannard, Martin W Thompson
Sep 26, 2007·American Heart Journal·Gideon R HajerFrank L J Visseren
Dec 7, 2007·The British Journal of Nutrition·Z Vahdat ShariatpanahiA Abadi
Nov 18, 2008·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·Wissam H IbrahimSamer A Al Baz
Mar 15, 2007·Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences : PJBS·M Salehi, M Neghab
Jan 27, 2010·Appetite·Ahmed BaHammamMunir Sharif
Apr 29, 2010·Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism·Fereidoun Azizi
Oct 6, 2010·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·M N HarvieA Howell
Nov 26, 2010·Nutrition Journal·John F Trepanowski, Richard J Bloomer
Jan 18, 2011·Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders·Murat UnalacakP Gamze Erten Bucaktepe
Mar 18, 2011·Obesity Reviews : an Official Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·K A Varady
Oct 11, 2011·Nutrition Journal·John F TrepanowskiRichard J Bloomer
Nov 24, 2011·Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition·Ahmed BarkiaMoncef Nasri
Mar 1, 2012·Asian Journal of Sports Medicine·Salma AbedelmalekZouhair Tabka
Apr 19, 2012·International Journal of Sports Medicine·S RacinaisJ Grantham
May 4, 2012·Biometrics·Han ChenJosée Dupuis
May 23, 2012·Cell Metabolism·Megumi HatoriSatchidananda Panda
Jun 30, 2012·Journal of Sports Sciences·Jasem Ramadan AlkandariUmid Karli
Nov 1, 2012·PloS One·Abdullah ShehabNico Nagelkerke
Nov 15, 2012·Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism·Mo'ez Al-Islam Ezzat FarisMohammad Khalil Mohammad
Nov 28, 2012·Public Health Nutrition·Behnam SadeghiradAli A Haghdoost
Dec 19, 2012·Nutrition Research·Mo'ez Al-Islam E FarisMohammad L Salem
Feb 21, 2013·Journal of Religion and Health·Seval KulGülendam Karadağ
Apr 10, 2013·The Journal of International Medical Research·Omer Necati DeveliogluMehmet Kulekci
Apr 18, 2013·The British Journal of Nutrition·Michelle HarvieAnthony Howell
May 18, 2013·Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics : the Official Journal of the British Dietetic Association·A NorouzyM Nematy
Mar 1, 2012·Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences : PJBS·Maryam Vahdat ShariatpanahiManoochehr Moshtaqi
Dec 7, 2013·TheScientificWorldJournal·Mohd Adzim Khalili RohinMuralidhara Dandinasivara Venkateshaiah
Mar 1, 2014·Medical Science Monitor : International Medical Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research·Ahmet CelikMetin Kilinc
Mar 19, 2014·PloS One·Mohammed A AlzoghaibiAhmed S BaHammam
Jun 6, 2014·Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi : AKD = the Anatolian Journal of Cardiology·Mehmet CanselRamazan Ozdemir
Sep 2, 2014·Journal of Obesity·Jessica McNeilÉric Doucet
Citations
Jul 17, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Amira Mohammed AliLinda Smail
Aug 23, 2020·Nutrients·Farhana OsmanChristiani Jeyakumar Henry
Aug 25, 2020·Annals of Thoracic Medicine·Mo'ez A-Islam E FarisAhmed S BaHammam
Dec 19, 2020·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Amira Mohammed Ali, Hiroshi Kunugi
Nov 21, 2020·International Journal of Obesity : Journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity·Qian XiaoMary Playdon
Mar 26, 2021·Frontiers in Endocrinology·Dana AbdelrahimAhmed S BaHammam
Jun 26, 2021·Nutrition, Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Diseases : NMCD·Haitham A JahramiAhmed S Bahammam
Jul 18, 2021·Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice·MoezAlIslam FarisAhmed BaHammam
Aug 28, 2021·Nutrients·Haitham JahramiStefan M Pasiakos
Aug 28, 2021·Nutrients·Shreya ChawlaDina Radenkovic
Oct 26, 2021·Journal of Sleep Research·Khaled TrabelsiHamdi Chtourou