Ramadan fasting's effect on plasma leptin, adiponectin concentrations, and body composition in trained young men

International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 617-627

  Bouhlel, Ezzedine ^a   Denguezli, Myriam ^b   Zaouali, Monia ^b   Tabka, Zouhair ^b   Shephard, Roy J ^c  

^a Superior Institute of Sport and Physical Education   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diet; Insulin resistance; Lipids

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; PLASMA PROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIET RESTRICTION; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEIGHT; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; PARAMETER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REST; RUGBY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FOOTBALL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADIPONECTIN; ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FASTING; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; MALE; PROTEINS; TRIGLYCERIDES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349187209     PISSN: 1526484X     EISSN: 15432742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijsnem.18.6.617     Document Type: Article

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