Table 2 |
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Effects of Ramadan fasting on body mass index |
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Reference |
Subjects |
Effect |
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El Ati [24] |
16 W |
↔ |
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Ibrahim [14] |
9 M & 5 W |
↔ |
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Kassab [51] |
44 W |
↔ |
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Maislos [29] |
16 M & 8 W |
↔ |
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Maughan [28] |
59 M |
↔ |
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Rakicioğlu [27] |
21 W |
↔ |
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Yucel [54] |
21 M & 17 W |
↔ |
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Al-Hourani [53] |
57 W |
↓ |
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Bouhlel [33] |
9 M |
↓ |
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Fakhrzadeh [41] |
50 M & 41 W |
1 |
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Khaled [26] |
276 W |
↓ |
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Salehi [55] |
28 M |
↓ |
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Ziaee [31] |
41 M & 39 W |
↓ |
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1 Body mass index decreased in men (p < 0.05) but did not change in women (p > 0.05). M = men; W = women |
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Trepanowski and Bloomer Nutrition Journal 2010 9:57 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-57 |
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