A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression of the impact of diurnal intermittent fasting during Ramadan on body weight in healthy subjects aged 16 years and above

• Published in: European journal of nutrition Vol. 59; no. 6; pp. 2291 - 2316
• Main Authors: Jahrami, Haitham A., Alsibai, Joud, Clark, Cain C. T., Faris, Mo’ez Al-Islam E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.09.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Body size; Body weight; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; confidence interval; Diurnal; Fasting; Meta-analysis; Nutrition; Obesity; Ramadan; regression analysis; Review; Systematic review; Obesity; Body weight; Diurnal intermittent fasting; Systematic review; Ramadan; Caloric restriction; Meta-analysis

Purpose 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,...