{"id":2716,"date":"2019-05-22T06:04:19","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T05:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/?p=2716"},"modified":"2019-05-22T06:04:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T05:04:19","slug":"the-controversy-over-the-health-effects-of-fasting-during-ramadan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalfraudforensics.com\/fraudxpose\/the-controversy-over-the-health-effects-of-fasting-during-ramadan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Controversy Over The Health Effects Of Fasting During Ramadan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong><u><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2015\/jun\/17\/ramadan-guide-to-islamic-holy-month-muslims-fast\">The Islamic holy month of Ramadan<\/a><\/u><\/strong> commenced for 1.6 billion Muslim men and women across the world who will fast during daylight hours, eat small evening meals at community gatherings, and reconnect with the Qur\u2019an\u200a\u2014\u200athe book they believe reveals the word of God\u200a\u2014\u200afor 30 days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Fasting counts among the <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.islam-guide.com\/ch3-16.htm\">five pillars of worship<\/a> for followers of Islam. Followers say the ritual helps them practice patience and increase their physical and mental endurance as they carry on daily obligations on an empty stomach. Doing so, they emphasize, helps them abstain from negative habits and thoughts, recharge spiritually, and stand in solidarity with the less fortunate\u200a\u2014\u200aan experience they say ultimately brings them closer to God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">But those who don\u2019t participate <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/07\/30\/157594375\/weight-gain-health-issues-threaten-muslim-fasters\">have expressed concerns<\/a> about the health consequences of fasting. Some even attempted to prevent Muslims from observing Ramadan. For instance, officials in China <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/06\/china-bans-ramadan-fasting-muslim-region-150618070016245.html\">ordered restaurants to stay open<\/a> during the month-long ritual, and banned civil servants, students, and teachers living in the Xinjiang region\u200a\u2014\u200aan area with a high concentration of Muslims\u200a\u2014\u200afrom fasting. The United Kingdom placed similar restrictions on students in <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/sirajdatoo\/studentfaccomodatis-banned-from-fasting\">at least four schools<\/a>. Officials later reneged, choosing instead to mandate that students get permission from the headmaster to observe Ramadan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some medical professionals, like Nour Zibdeh, say dissidents shouldn\u2019t worry. Zibdeh, a dietitian and functional nutritionist of seven years, has found ways to integrate aspects of the month-long fast into her practice that benefit her patients\u2019 health.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u201cAfter 10 hours of fasting, the body uses up fat tissue for energy, so this practice is of great benefit to those who have struggled with weight loss,\u201d Zibdeh told Think Progress. At her <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nourzibdeh.com\/\">Northern Virginia-based practice<\/a>, Zibdeh shows her patients\u200a\u2014\u200amany of whom grapple with weight gain, muscle and joint pain, diarrhea, constipation and other ailments\u200a\u2014\u200ahow to abstain from gluttony and maintain diets high in fruits and vegetables. In 2012, she <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/2012\/07\/30\/157594375\/weight-gain-health-issues-threaten-muslim-fasters\">advised Muslims<\/a> not to overeat when breaking their fast.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Ramadan, Zibdeh said, reinforces the tenets of her program by limiting when and how much followers eat and forcing them to prepare healthy, home-cooked meals to eat in communal dining environments. Getting that point across to those unfamiliar with Islam, however, means debunking myths about fasting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cPeople think that fasting means starvation, but that doesn\u2019t happen until someone doesn\u2019t eat for four consecutive days,\u201d Zibdeh said. \u201cThere are no dangers to fasting if people refuel in the evening hours. Fasting improves brain function and mood, increases vigilance and mental clarity. It also allows the gut to clean chemicals that accumulate. That doesn\u2019t happen often because when we eat, we interfere with that function.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Research about intermittent fasting\u2019s potential to repair the body and prevent illness supports Zibdeh\u2019s point, showing that when done in tandem with diet change, it spurs weight loss, increases mental wellbeing, and removes toxins in the body. Limiting food intake in this manner also lowers cholesterol levels, as highlighted in a <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/tribune.com.pk\/story\/905041\/4-health-benefits-of-fasting-in-ramazan\/\">1997 study<\/a> that showed a reduction in bad cholesterol and saturated fats during fasts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Some experts go further in saying that Muslims who participate in Ramadan grow to understand the importance of water, using that to quench their thirst during the breaking of fast at sunset. Night prayers\u200a\u2014\u200aalso known as tarawih\u200a\u2014\u200aalso provide an opportunity for some physical activity. Such changes pose long-term health benefits, the most of significant being the avoidance of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other ailments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In an increasingly quick-pace, stress-inducing society, fasting may also open a window to the past. Last year, a group of researchers <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.livescience.com\/48888-intermittent-fasting-benefits-weight-loss.html\">wrote<\/a> in the <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/em> journal that the customary three meals per day eating schedule differs from the eating pattern of ancient hunter gatherers. They wrote that indigenous groups ate in accordance of the body\u2019s <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigms.nih.gov\/Education\/Pages\/Factsheet_CircadianRhythms.aspx\">circadian rhythms<\/a>\u200a\u2014\u200aphysical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle and respond to natural light and darkness. Disruption to this flow can induce weight gain and slow thinking\u200a\u2014\u200asimilar to what happens to people who experience jet lag.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Followers of Islam also credit the practice of fasting with sharpening their focus and disciplining them, so much so that workplaces and schools have been more accommodating to Ramadan rituals. For example, landscaper Schemsden Rexhepi <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.courant.com\/news\/connecticut\/hc-ramadan-muslim-workplace-fasting-20150616-story.html#page=1\">told the Hartford Courant<\/a> that he will alter his work schedule for the next month so that he works in the evening instead at the height of the day, when it\u2019s hot. In 2011, a predominately Muslim youth football team in Deerborn, Michigan <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2011\/08\/11\/sports\/football\/all-nighters-keep-football-team-competitive-during-ramadan.html?_r=0\">practiced at night<\/a> throughout Ramadan\u200a\u2014\u200aperhaps out of an understanding that students would have broken fast by that time of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In fact, in recent years, athletes\u200a\u2014\u200aregardless of whether they follow Islam\u200a\u2014\u200ahave embraced intermittent fasting as part of an effort to maintain their body weight and increase their focus and performance on the field and weight room. In a recent <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/nutrition\/intermittent-fasting-for-athletes-the-why-and-how\">column<\/a>, certified personal trainer <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/coaches\/jason-maxwell\">Jason Maxwell<\/a> argues that 16 hours of fasting followed by an eight-hour eating window pushes athletes to focus less on their hunger, and more on improving their reaction time and increasing strength gains. Full-day fasts, during which athletes <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/breakingmuscle.com\/nutrition\/intermittent-fasting-for-athletes-the-why-and-how\">abstain from eating for 24 hours<\/a>, can also help the body in recovering from small injuries and joint pain.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cMuslim sports figures who fast during Ramadan have performed much better. During Ramadan, you only drink water at dawn and the evening to make sure you\u2019re getting the liquids you need,\u201d Rizwan Jaka, the chairman of the board at the <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adamscenter.org\/\">All Dulles Area Muslim Society<\/a>, the third largest mosque in the United States, told ThinkProgress. \u201cWhen people fast, they go a long time during the day without eating. It\u2019s a cleansing that reduces calorie intake and that of junk food. There\u2019s no time to do mindless snacking. The idea is to not overindulge in food.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Unbeknownst to many, not all Muslims have to participate in Ramadan. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.islambasics.com\/view.php?bkID=94&amp;chapter=4\">Exemptions <\/a>exist for children, the physically and mentally ill, women who are menstruating, and expectant and breastfeeding mothers. Muslims on the middle of travel expeditions also don\u2019t have to participate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Such rules didn\u2019t stop Omar Woodard from taking part in the activities of the Holy Month during his trip to the Congo in 2007 to the bewilderment of natives. Woodard, who\u2019s observing his 20th Ramadan this year, said that it has helped him become worldlier and more cognizant of how much food Americans eat and waste. Such is the case in fast food restaurants, each of which produce an average of <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dinegreen.com\/standards\/Waste.html\">150,000 pounds of food waste<\/a> annually.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u201cThe amount of food available to us has become so significant that we can be wasteful. During Ramadan, we understand that we need to be more thoughtful of those without,\u201d Woodard, president of the Girard College Foundation, told ThinkProgress. \u201cYou\u2019re not usually forced to realize that we eat too much. By shrinking the size of our portions to something much more manageable, we can change our eating habits. There\u2019s no doubt that we lose weight. Fasting is not about starving yourself. That\u2019s why we eat in the morning. It\u2019s a blessed meal that allows you to fast throughout the day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/thinkprogress.org\/the-controversy-over-the-health-effects-of-fasting-during-ramadan-db620fee1d03\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Islamic holy month of Ramadan commenced for 1.6 billion Muslim men and women across the world who will fast during daylight hours, eat small evening meals at community gatherings, and reconnect with the Qur\u2019an\u200a\u2014\u200athe book they believe reveals the word of God\u200a\u2014\u200afor 30 days. 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