Key result
Ramadan fasting in healthy adult men was associated with significant decreases in body weight, BMI, WHtR, and BAI, but no significant changes in VAI and serum apelin-13 concentrations.
Why the study?
Does Ramadan fasting improve new obesity indices and serum apelin-13 levels in healthy adult men?
Population
42 healthy adult men
Comparison
Ramadan fasting vs Baseline (first day of Ramadan)
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
1 month (first to last day of Ramadan)
Authors
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Ramadan fasting-associated adiposity reductions spare VAI and apelin-13; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Observational (n=42)
Does Ramadan fasting improve new obesity indices and serum apelin-13 levels in healthy adult men?
Ramadan fasting in healthy adult men reduces body weight and some adiposity indices (WHtR, BAI) but does not significantly alter visceral adiposity index or serum apelin-13 levels.
Metin Kılınç (2014) conducted an observational in Healthy (n=42). Ramadan fasting vs. Baseline (first day of Ramadan) was evaluated on Serum concentration of apelin-13 and new obesity indices (VAI, WHtR, BAI). Ramadan fasting in healthy adult men was associated with significant decreases in body weight, BMI, WHtR, and BAI, but no significant changes in VAI and serum apelin-13 concentrations.
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