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The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Anthropometric Indices Among Muslim Community in Miyazaki – JAPAN

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Measurement and evaluation in the sports field

Abstract

Fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan is obligatory for all healthy adult Muslims. Our study was conducted to identify the effects of Ramadan fasting and Daily Lifestyle during Ramadan on Anthropometric indices among Muslim community in Miyazaki, Japan. This current study was conducted during Ramadan 2020, The study was conducted on (31) Participants (11) Egyptian, (10) Afghanistan and (10) Indonesian. Anthropometric indices were taken by using a portable stadiometer, TANITA Body Composition Analyzer 118-E without shoes and wearing only light clothing. Data was collected at 2 different time points first Reading (R1) the samples (measurements) have been taken 1 week before Ramadan, second Reading (R2) the samples (measurements) have been taken at last day of Ramadan.Daily Lifestyle form was designed to collect data about Daily lifestyle and Food preferences variables, Analysis was done using Wilcoxon and multivariate (ANOVA Test. The results showed This study indicated that didn't show any effects on anthropometric indices during before and after Ramadan fasting among Egyptian community. Afghanistan community results showed that no statistically significant differences in most of anthropometric indices except in Body weight. While Indonesian community were statistically significant differences in most of anthropometric indices except in (Muscle mass – Body water – BMI).

DOI

10.21608/isjpes.2021.63438.1040

Keywords

Ramadan fasting, Anthropometric Indices, Daily Lifestyle, Body fat, muscle mass

Authors

First Name

Ossama

Last Name

Saleh

MiddleName

Awde Abdelghany Ibrahim

Affiliation

Lecturer at Department of Educational Sciences and Psychological and Social in Physical Education,Faculty of Physical Eduction,Benha University,Benha-EGYPT

Email

osama.ibrahim@fped.bu.edu.eg

City

Bnha

Orcid

0000-0003-4671-7309

Volume

9

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

25914

Issue Date

2021-05-01

Receive Date

2021-02-15

Publish Date

2021-05-01

Page Start

29

Page End

44

Print ISSN

2356-9565

Online ISSN

2356-9573

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https://isjpes.journals.ekb.eg/article_156244.html

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https://isjpes.journals.ekb.eg/service?article_code=156244

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2

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Original Article

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825

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

The International Scientific Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences

Publication Link

https://isjpes.journals.ekb.eg/

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The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Anthropometric Indices Among Muslim Community in Miyazaki – JAPAN

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Created At

22 Jan 2023