Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters and Cytokines in Healthy and Obese Individuals

dc.contributor.authorUnalacak, Murat
dc.contributor.authorKara, Ismail Hamdi
dc.contributor.authorBaltaci, Davut
dc.contributor.authorErdem, Ozgur
dc.contributor.authorBucaktepe, P. Gamze Erten
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:08:02Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:08:02Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: The typical nutritional plan in Ramadan may have beneficial influences on the inflammatory state, as well as on metabolic and anthropometric parameters. We aimed to investigate the effects of Ramadan fasting on biochemical and hematological parameters and cytokines in healthy and obese individuals. Methods: This study was performed during the Ramadan holy month (September and October 2007). The study group consisted of 10 obese males and the control group consisted of 10 males with a normal body mass index (BMI), who were admitted to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic of Dicle University Medical Faculty in Diyarbakir, Turkey, and who indicated that they were going to fast throughout the entire month of Ramadan. Individuals with any acute or chronic disease or medication during the study were excluded. Height, weight, BMI, and waist and hip circumferences were measured. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglyceride (TG), urea, creatinine, insulin, total protein, albumin, C-reactive protein (CRP), lactic dehydrogenase (LDH), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), and cytokine levels were evaluated. Results: The average age of the participants was 27.4 +/- 5.2 years. Of the study group, 7 fulfilled the criteria of metabolic syndrome. Significant weight reduction, significant decrease in BMI, and significant decrease of homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and fasting blood glucose (FBG) were observed in study group; weight and BMI reduction were insignificant and no significant change was observed in FBG levels, but a significant increase was observed in HOMA-IR in the control group. Post-Ramadan systolic and diastolic blood pressure values, serum white blood cells (WBC) count, interleukin-2 (IL-2), IL-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha, TG, and ALT levels were significantly lower in both groups compared to pre-Ramadan values. Conclusion: Ramadan fasting has beneficial influences on the inflammatory state, as well as metabolic and anthropometric parameters.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1089/met.2010.0084
dc.identifier.endpage161en_US
dc.identifier.issn1540-4196
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.pmid21235381
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-79953100372
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.startpage157en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1089/met.2010.0084
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17170
dc.identifier.volume9en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000288847200012
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMary Ann Liebert Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofMetabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleEffects of Ramadan Fasting on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters and Cytokines in Healthy and Obese Individualsen_US
dc.titleEffects of Ramadan Fasting on Biochemical and Hematological Parameters and Cytokines in Healthy and Obese Individuals
dc.typeArticleen_US

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