@article{sadeghi_omar-fauzee_jahromi_abdullah_2012, 
  title={The Effects of Ramadan fasting on the body fat percent among adults}, 
  DOI={10.5281/zenodo.3360590}, 
  abstractNote={Ramadan is the holiest month for Muslims all over the world. In this month, they fast for about 10 to 19 hours per<br> day depending on their geographical locations. 13 male (age: 28 ± 4Yr, body mass 70 ± 10 kg) and 10 female (age:<br> 27 ± 3 Yr, body mass 58 ± 12 kg) respondents volunteered to take part in this study. Estimation of body density (BD)<br> was determined by using the skin fold technique. A Holtain skin fold caliper (John Bull, British Indictors Ltd, UK)<br> was used to measure the adipose layer on the dominant side of the body surface at seven sites: chest, abdomen,<br> midaxillary, subpariliac, triceps, sub scapular and thigh. Skin folds were measured at all the seven sites and the<br> procedure was repeated three times. The skin fold measurement was done a week before Ramadan, during each<br> week of Ramadan (4 weeks totally), and at the end of the first week of Shawwal (the month after Ramadan). Results<br> indicated that both male and female adults had a positive effect on their body fat during Ramadan (decrease in BF).<br> The BF of the subjects reduced gradually from the first week of the study towards the fifth week (end of the<br> Ramadan). However, during the sixth week (first week of Shawwal), the BF increased in both groups. This clearly<br> indicates that fasting during Ramadan caused positive effect on controlling the BF.}, 
  publisher={Zenodo}, 
  author={Sadeghi, Hassan and Omar-Fauzee, Mohd Sofian and Jahromi, Maryam Koushki and Abdullah, Muhammad Nazrul Hakim}, 
  year={2012}, 
  month={Feb}
  }