Voluntary Fasting to Control Post - Ramadan Weight Gain among Overweight and Obese Women

Objectives : This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an Islamic voluntary fasting intervention to control post-Ramadan weight gain. Methods : This study was conducted between July and November 2011. Two weight loss intervention programmes were developed and implemented among groups of overw...

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Published in:Sultan Qaboos University medical journal 2015-02, Vol.15 (1), p.98-104
Main Authors: Othman , Fadlan M, Ismail , Suriani, Shamsuddin , Khadijah, Latiff , Khalib A, Saad , Hazizi A, Majid , Latifah A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical & Basic Research
FASTING
Health and hygiene
Health aspects
MALAYSIA
MEDICAL SCIENCES
METABOLIC DISORDERS
obesity
Obesity in women
OVERWEIGHT
Overweight women
RAMADAN
religion and medicine
weight gain
WOMEN
الإضطرابات الأيضية
الجوانب الصحية
السمنة
الصوم
العلوم الطبية
المرأة
رمضان
فرط الوزن
ماليزيا
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Summary:Objectives : This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an Islamic voluntary fasting intervention to control post-Ramadan weight gain. Methods : This study was conducted between July and November 2011. Two weight loss intervention programmes were developed and implemented among groups of overweight or obese Malay women living in the Malaysian cities of Putrajaya and Seremban : a standard programme promoting control of food intake according to national dietary guidelines (group B) and a faith-based programme promoting voluntary fasting in addition to the standard programme (group A). Participants’ dietary practices (i.e., voluntary fasting practices, frequency of fruit / vegetable consumption per week and quantity of carbohydrates / protein consumed per day), body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, fasting blood high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and total cholesterol (TC) : HDL-C ratio were assessed before Ramadan and three months post-Ramadan. Results : Voluntary fasting practices increased only in group A (P < 0.01). Additionally, the quantity of protein / carbohydrates consumed per day, mean diastolic pressure and TC : HDL-C ratio decreased only in group A (P < 0.01, 0.05, 0.02 and < 0.01, respectively). Frequency of fruit / vegetable consumption per week, as well as HDL-C levels, increased only in group A (P = 0.03 and < 0.01, respectively). Although changes in BMI between the groups was not significant (P = 0.08), BMI decrease among participants in group A was significant (P < 0.01). Conclusion : Control of post-Ramadan weight gain was more evident in the faith-based intervention group. Healthcare providers should consider faith-based interventions to encourage weight loss during Ramadan and to prevent post-Ramadan weight gain among patients. الهدف : تهدف هذه الدراسة إلى اختبار مدى فاعلية صوم التطوع الإسلامي في السيطرة على زيادة الوزن في مرحلة ما بعد رمضان. الطريقة : أجريت هذه الدراسة بين يوليو إلى نوفمبر 2011. تم تطوير و تطبيق برنامجين لتقليل الوزن بين مجموعات من النساء الملايو الزائدات الوزن أو السمينات اللاتي يعشن في مدينتين من مدن ماليزيا هما بوتراجايا و سيريمبان : أحدهما برنامج معياري لترويج السيطرة على تناول الطعام وفقا لمبادئ التوجيهات الغذائية الوطنية (المجموعة ب) و الثاني برنامج ديني إيماني لترويج صيام التطوع بالإضافة إلى البرنامج المعياري (مجموعة أ). تم تقييم نسبة الممارسات الغذائية للمشاركين (أي ممارسات صيام التطوع, و تكرار استهلاك الفاكهة / الخضار في الأسبوع, و كمية البروتينات / الكربوهيدرات يوميا), و مؤشر كتلة الجسم (BMI),
ISSN:2075-051X
2075-0528