Health
Benefits of Fasting
Dr M.R Sa,ad
Ramadan, the month of blessing,is here again which is known
as month of fasting in the Islamic Calendar.In this holy month , Muslims are
prescribed to fast from dawn to dusk.Achiveing the main objective of allah by
spiritual means is the main objective fasting.Other then spiritual
benefits,fasting has many psychological&physical well-being as well.
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Ramadan is the 9th month of Islamic Calendar
(Hijra).since Hijra is a lunar calendar,
Ramadan occurs of different times in the seasonal year over
a 33-year cycle.In recent years,Ramadan has moved increasingly in to the hot
summer season which brings long day times in the northerm hemisphere and
sweltering heat for many countries including Bangladesh.
There are lots of adverse effects of general fasting as
wellas dieting.In most cases,general fasting,commonly known as starvation or
dieting leads to mainntrition,physical weakness,inadequate calorie intake
etc.But Islamic fasting is different fromsuch fasting,starvation or dieting.
The article will take alook at some of the advantages and
health benefits of Ramadan.
It is noted that the international Congress on health and
Ramadan which was held in Casablanca.Morocco in 1994,covered 50 studies on the
medical of Ramadan and noted narious improvement in the health conditions of
those who fast.
The effect on physical and mental health of theMonth-long intermittent fasting hass been
studied by many international research organizations but the majority of the
studies have found health problems arising from the fast.Here are some health
benefits
we can achieve from fasting.
Lowers Cholesterol level:
A study conducted in 1997 in the annals of nutrition
metabolism demonstrated that fasting lowered bad LDL cholesterol level by 8 percent and increased
by 30 percent and increased good HdL levels by 14.3 percent.Thus low
cholesterol promotes cardiovascular health and reduces the riskof suffering
from cardiovascular diseases or a stroke.
Lessens blood sugar:
When anyone spend extended hous without eating or
drinking,your body uses up stored glucose for energy.Fasting increases
breakdown of stored carbohydrate so that the body can get energy.A team of
Cardiologists in the UAE found people obsertiving Ramadan enjoys a positive effect
on their lipid profile which means there is a reduction of cholesterol in the
blood.
Controls blood pressure:
Fasting is one of the non-drug methods of reducing blood
pressure.It helps to decrease the risk of atherosclerosis, clogging of arteries
by fat particles.During fasting,glucose and later on fat stores are used to
produce energy.Metabolic rate is also reduced during fasting.The fear-fight
hormones such as adrenaline and noradrenaline are also reduced.This keeps the
metabolism steady and within limits.The benefit is a reduction in blood
pressure.
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