Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Weight and Body Composition in Healthy Non-Athlete Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Search Strategy
2.2. Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
2.3. Screening of Publications
2.4. Data Extraction and Organization
2.5. Analyses and Subgroups
2.6. Data processing, Meta-Analyses, and Meta-Regressions
3. Results
3.1. Weight Changes
3.1.1. Ramadan Fasting Promoted a Transient Reduction in Weight
3.1.2. Starting BMI may have Influenced Weight Changes in Response to Ramadan Fasting
3.1.3. Sex did not Influence Weight Changes in Response to Ramadan Fasting
3.1.4. Location may have Influenced Weight Change in response to Ramadan Fasting
3.2. Body Composition Changes
3.2.1. Ramadan Fasting Promoted a Transient Reduction in Fat Mass as a Percentage of Weight
3.2.2. Ramadan Fasting Promoted a Transient Reduction in Absolute Fat Mass
3.2.3. Ramadan Fasting Promoted a Transient Reduction in Fat-Free Mass
3.3. Physical Activity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Fernando, H.A.; Zibellini, J.; Harris, R.A.; Seimon, R.V.; Sainsbury, A. Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Weight and Body Composition in Healthy Non-Athlete Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients 2019, 11, 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020478
Fernando HA, Zibellini J, Harris RA, Seimon RV, Sainsbury A. Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Weight and Body Composition in Healthy Non-Athlete Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Nutrients. 2019; 11(2):478. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020478
Chicago/Turabian StyleFernando, Hamish A., Jessica Zibellini, Rebecca A. Harris, Radhika V. Seimon, and Amanda Sainsbury. 2019. "Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Weight and Body Composition in Healthy Non-Athlete Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis" Nutrients 11, no. 2: 478. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11020478