Islamic fasting and weight loss: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 396-406

  Sadeghirad, Behnam ^a   Motaghipisheh, Shahrzad ^b   Kolahdooz, Fariba ^c   Zahedi, Mohammad J ^d   Haghdoost, Ali A ^b,e  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body weight; Energy intake; Ramadan fasting; Systematic review; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RELIGION; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY MASS INDEX; FASTING; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISLAM; LIFE STYLE; MALE; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84896476738     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980012005046     Document Type: Review

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