@misc{10481/71810,
year = {2021},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/71810},
abstract = {The practice of Ramadan involves a series of changes in lifestyle, mainly in eating habits.
The research aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of overweight-obesity, the degree of compliance with dietary recommendations and the effects of religious fasting on cardiovascular health
among a population of Muslim women living in Melilla, a Spanish city in North Africa. A follow-up
cohort study was conducted on 62 healthy adult women (33.6 ± 12.7 years). Anthropometric and
body composition parameters were obtained using bioimpedance and dietary records. All of the
participants were overweight or obese, especially due to the non-compliance with dietary recommendations; however, more than 60% considered their weight was appropriate or even low. By the end of
Ramadan, the women’s body mass index and fat component values had fallen significantly (p < 0.001),
but this loss was later recovered. Dietary records revealed an excessive consumption of lipids and
sodium, and the presence of a high waist-to-hip ratio. All of these factors are related to cardiovascular
risk. In conclusion, promoting nutritional health and encouraging year-round self-care among adult
Muslim women is necessary in order to ensure healthy fasting during Ramadan.},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Ramadan},
keywords = {Obesity},
keywords = {Bioimpedance},
keywords = {Anthropometry},
keywords = {Eating habits},
title = {Self-Care by Muslim Women during Ramadan Fasting to Protect Nutritional and Cardiovascular Health},
doi = {10.3390/ijerph182312393},
author = {López Bueno, Marta and Fernández Aparicio, Ángel and González Jiménez, Emilio and Montero Alonso, Miguel Ángel and Schmidt RioValle, Jacqueline},
}