Interleukin-6, C-reactive protein and biochemical parameters during prolonged intermittent fasting

Background: It is well known that nutritional habits, sleeping patterns and meal frequency have profound effects on maintaining human health. Ramadan is a religious month for Islam, during which Muslims do not eat and drink during the daylight hours. The duration of restricted food and beverage inta...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of nutrition and metabolism 2007-01, Vol.51 (1), p.88-95
Hauptverfasser:	Aksungar, Fehime B., Topkaya, Aynur E., Akyildiz, Mahmut
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biochemistry Biomarkers - blood blood lipids blood serum C-reactive protein C-Reactive Protein - analysis Cardiovascular diseases Cholesterol Diet Fasting Fasting - blood Female folic acid high density lipoprotein homocysteine Homocysteine - blood human nutrition Humans inflammation interleukin-6 Interleukin-6 - blood Islam Lipids - blood long term effects Male Nutrition Original Paper oxidative stress Ramadan Risk factors Vitamin B Complex - blood vitamin B12
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Zusammenfassung:	Background: It is well known that nutritional habits, sleeping patterns and meal frequency have profound effects on maintaining human health. Ramadan is a religious month for Islam, during which Muslims do not eat and drink during the daylight hours. The duration of restricted food and beverage intake is approximately 12 h/day for 1 month, which makes Ramadan a model of prolonged intermittent fasting. Methods: In order to evaluate the effects of long-lasting modifications of food intake on inflammatory markers and biochemical parameters 40 healthy volunteers of normal weight 20 females aged between 20 and 38 years, 20 males aged between 23 and 39 years, body mass index (BMI)
ISSN:	0250-6807 1421-9697
DOI:	10.1159/000100954