Ramadan fasting and voluntary fasting: potential weight loss and weight maintenance opportunity for overweight and obese Muslims

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Ramadan fasting and voluntary fasting: potential weight loss and weight maintenance opportunity for overweight and obese Muslims

Religious teachings are potential health-promoting tools as religion is an imperative part of an individual‘s lifestyle. Health promoters should identify religious teachings which match the intended health objectives and innovatively package them to be acceptable yet effective. In the context of the...

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Main Authors:	Ismail, Suriani, Shamsuddin, Khadijah, Abdul Latiff, Khalib, Abu Saad, Hazizi, Abdul Majid, Latifah
Format:	Article
Published:	Community Health Society Malaysia 2014
Online Access:	http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35148/

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