...Shadia Hassan; Fadi Hassan; Nur Abbas; Kamal Hassan; Nihal Khatib; Rabia Edgim; Rawia Fadol; Khaled Khazim Background/Aims: This study is the first of its kind to examine the impact of the Ramadan fasting on hydration status, plasma brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels, and kidney function...

... hypothesized that fasting may be able to affect iron metabolism via ghrelin under the physiological conditions. Methods: We investigated the effects of fasting on serum ghrelin and iron contents in healthy volunteers (23–31 years) and C57BL/6 male mice (8-week-olds) under the physiological conditions. Results...

...Fereidoun Azizi Background: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset during the month of Ramadan, the 9th lunar month. The duration of fasting varies from 13 to 18 h/day. Fasting includes avoidance of drinking liquids and eating foods. The aim of this article is to review health-related aspects...

... the subjective response to extended fasting. Methods: We genotyped 108 subjects who underwent an 8-day modified medical fasting treatment [total energy intake <350 kcal (1465 kJ)/day] for the GNB3 C825T polymorphism. Perceived hunger and mood were recorded daily by self-rating visual analogue scales. Results...

.... Thyroid hormone Somatomedin-C Diabetes Fasting Ann Nutr Metab 1990:34:8-12 © 1990 S. Karger AG. Basel 0250-6807/90/0341-0008S2.75/0 Possible Role of Thyroid Hormone in Decreased Somatomedin-C Levels in Diabetic and Starved Rats Tadasu Ikeda3, Katsumi Fujiyamaa, Tazue Hoshino3, Taisuo Takeuchia...

... and an incurdled milk diet) or fasted for 24 h. The statistical analysis of the plasma growth hormone (GH; nmol/l) or IGFl (nmol/l) daily secretory profiles indicated that hormonal levels were very high in fed calves (GH mean values: 0.40 ± 0.11 and 0.36 ± 0.10, respectively; IGFl mean values: 6.65 ± 0.57 and 7.54...

...G. Carrera; R.A. Boigegrain; S. Mitjavila Rats were subjected to fasting-induced mobilization of a quantity of DDT equivalent to 45% of the LD 50 . They were then fed for 1 week for a nutritional and toxicological study. Mobilization of DDT by starvation had no apparent effect on the activity...

...M.C. Segura; W.J. Malaisse Rats were fasted for 24 or 48 h, but given free access to either water or a sweet-tasting solution of saccharin. Fasting caused a time-related decrease in body weight, plasma glucose and insulin concentrations, and insulin output from isolated pancreatic islets incubated...

...Adhip P. Nandi Majumdar Effects of fasting for 1–4 days and subsequent feeding of 4-day fasted rats with a complete or tryptophan-free liquid diet (40 kcal/day) for 1–4 days on the activity of thymidine kinase and DNA polymerase and protein synthesis were investigated in gastric mucosa. Rats...

...G. Bogé; A. Rigal; G. Pérès Using the sliced intestine method, we studied in vitro the effects of long-term fasting (4 and 8 weeks) on the accumulation of 0.5 and 10 m M glycine in the mid- and hindgut of the trout. Increased glycine accumulation during fasting was noted when accumulation...

...J.R. Bradley; I.A. Macdonald The influences of fasting and of perfusate glucose concentration on the effect of fatty acid (oleic) on the oxygen consumption of the rat perfused liver were studied. Fasting had no effect on basal hepatic oxygen consumption or on hepatic fatty acid uptake...

...I.A. Macdonald; M.J. Stock Oxygen consumption was monitored in fed and fasted, lean and obese mice of the ob/ob strain before and after subcutaneous injections of norepinephrine (NE). The increase in oxygen consumption after NE was of a similar magnitude in both lean and obese fed mice...

..., instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Fasting Metabolic acidosis Calcium loss Calciuria Ca-lactate Nutr. Metab. 23: 391-398 (1979) Simultaneous Correction of Ca Deficiency and Acidosis in Fasting Obese Patients as a Prevention of Bone Demineralisation J. Kocian...

.... The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Ramadan fasting on markers of oxidative stress and serum biochemical markers of cellular damage in healthy subjects. Methods: Fourteen healthy volunteers (9 men and 5 women aged 25–58 years) who fasted during Ramadan participated in the study. Blood...

...Michihiro Sugano; Katsumi Imaizumi; Fumiko Kamo Effect of dietary levels of essential fatty acid (EFA), 20 % corn oil, 5 % corn oil, 20 % lard and no fat, on the overnight fasting-induced changes in the concentration and composition of liver lipids of rats was investigated. The increase due...

...E. Kuhn; J. Stříbrná; O. Schück; V. Brodan; J. Válek Five days fasting in 12 non-obese, healthy volunteers caused a reduced capacity to excrete a single water load and to form maximally hypotonic urine. The minimum value of osmolarity of urine after fasting was on average 113mOsm/l, while it was 63...

...S. Gamulin; M.R. Norman The aminoacyl-tRNA and protein synthesizing activities of cell-free systems derived from the livers of mice fed ad libitum and mice fasted overnight were measured. The ‘pH 5 fractions’ from both groups of mice have a similar ability to acylate tRNA. Cell-free systems derived...

... concentration in the liver of rats. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that fasting and caloric restriction, conditions under which PPARα activation also occurs, cause similar effects. Methods: Three groups of rats received the diet either ad libitum (control rats) or 10.5 g diet/day (70% of energy...

... 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...

...Anna Kokavec; Simon F. Crowe Background/Aims: The present study aims to investigate the contribution of alcohol toxicity to the development of malnutrition by assessing the effect of consuming a moderate amount of white wine on plasma insulin and serum IgA under fasting conditions. Methods: A total...