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April 3, 2023Biological Rhythm Research

Does Ramadan intermittent fasting affect the intraday variations of cognitive and high-intensity short-term maximal performances in young female handball players?

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Why the study?

This study aimed to analyze the effect of Ramadan fasting on morning-afternoon differences in cognitive and short-term maximal performances in young female handball players.

Does Ramadan fasting affect the intraday variations of cognitive and high-intensity short-term maximal performances in young female handball players?

Population

Fifteen young female handball players

Comparison

Testing at 08h00 vs 1800 across before, during (first and last ten days), and after Ramadan

Authors

HBHouda BougrineMCMoncef CherifHCHamdi Chtourou

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Overview

Ramadan fasting may blunt diurnal performance rhythms in athletes; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before scheduling changes.

Structured PICO

Does Ramadan fasting affect the intraday variations of cognitive and high-intensity short-term maximal performances in young female handball players?

P
Population
15 young female handball players
I
Intervention
Ramadan fasting (RF)
C
Comparator
Before Ramadan (BR) and after Ramadan (AR)
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Outcome
Morning-afternoon differences of cognitive and short-term maximal performances (attention, simple reaction time, squat jump, Illinois agility, and 5-m shuttle run)

Ramadan fasting blunts or reverses the typical morning-afternoon differences in cognitive and physical performance in young female handball players.

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Bougrine et al. (2023) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1be08a26cb5670aa9d0a32https://doi.org/10.1080/09291016.2023.2198794
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