The effects of ramadan fasting on body composition

Shiraz E Medical Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Mazidi, Mohsen ^a   Karimi, Ehsan ^a   Rezaee, Peyman ^a   Nematy, Mohsen ^a   Salehi, Mousa ^b  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight; Fasting; Islam

Indexed keywords

HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIETARY INTAKE; FAT FREE MASS; FAT MASS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84930018182     PISSN: 17351391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17795/semj19733     Document Type: Review

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