Assessment of dietary habits during the month of Ramadan and its effect on body weight among adult Bahrain's

ABSTRACT

Ramadan is the ninth month in the Hijri Calendar. All healthy adult Muslims are required to observe fast from dawn to sunset for the entire month. They completely abstain from eating and drinking. This study was carried out on a group of 62 volunteers, 31 males and 31 females, to investigate the quantitative differences of nutrient intake during and after ramadan and consequent body weight changes among adult Bahrainis who observe fast during the prescribed month. It was found that fasting in the month of Ramadan neither led to major changes in the amount of nutrient intake nor caused any significant changes in the body weight of the studied subjects: