Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review
Background: Research on the health benefits of fasting is growing; this includes time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting. Aims: This article aims to review and highlight the similarities and differences between time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting during Ramadan. Methods: A scoping review...
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| author | Ismail, Suriani Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Mahmud, Aidalina |
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| description | Background: Research on the health benefits of fasting is growing; this includes time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting. Aims: This article aims to review and highlight the similarities and differences between time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting during Ramadan. Methods: A scoping review was undertaken to identify relevant articles that answered the research question: what are the similarities and differences in characteristics of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting? MEDLINE/PubMed was searched using the terms: time-restricted feeding, and weight. Inclusion criteria were: original research and review articles; written in English; and published between the years 2000 and 2017. Results: A total of 25 articles that answered the research question were included in the review: 15 original research papers and 10 reviews. The findings suggest that Ramadan fasting is a form of time-restricted feeding in the contemporary context because of the period when eating is not allowed. The fasting duration reported in time-restricted feeding ranged from 4 to 24 hours, which is longer than that of Islamic fasting which is between 8 and 20 hours. Both time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting have been found to have positive health effects, including weight reduction. Conclusion: Time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting have many similar characteristics and reported positive health effects. |
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| spelling | upm-809862020-10-14T21:18:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80986/ Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review Ismail, Suriani Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Mahmud, Aidalina Background: Research on the health benefits of fasting is growing; this includes time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting. Aims: This article aims to review and highlight the similarities and differences between time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting during Ramadan. Methods: A scoping review was undertaken to identify relevant articles that answered the research question: what are the similarities and differences in characteristics of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting? MEDLINE/PubMed was searched using the terms: time-restricted feeding, and weight. Inclusion criteria were: original research and review articles; written in English; and published between the years 2000 and 2017. Results: A total of 25 articles that answered the research question were included in the review: 15 original research papers and 10 reviews. The findings suggest that Ramadan fasting is a form of time-restricted feeding in the contemporary context because of the period when eating is not allowed. The fasting duration reported in time-restricted feeding ranged from 4 to 24 hours, which is longer than that of Islamic fasting which is between 8 and 20 hours. Both time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting have been found to have positive health effects, including weight reduction. Conclusion: Time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting have many similar characteristics and reported positive health effects. World Health Organization 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80986/1/ISLAM.pdf Ismail, Suriani and Abdul Manaf, Rosliza and Mahmud, Aidalina (2019) Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 25 (4). pp. 239-245. ISSN 1020-3397; ESSN: 1687-1634 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31210344/ 10.26719/emhj.19.011 |
| spellingShingle | Ismail, Suriani Abdul Manaf, Rosliza Mahmud, Aidalina Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title | Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title_full | Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title_fullStr | Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title_short | Comparison of time-restricted feeding and Islamic fasting: a scoping review |
| title_sort | comparison of time-restricted feeding and islamic fasting: a scoping review |
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