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Abstract
Background:Ramadan fasting is one of the five pillars of Islam observed by over one billion Muslim adults worldwide. During this month, Muslims refrain from food, water and oral drug intake from 3.30 am to 7 pm (according to Cairo local time). Research indicated that fasting in Ramadan can cause changes in body component.The purpose: to investigate the effect of strict prolonged fasting combined with aerobic exercises on body composition and lipid profile in normal subjects.Subjects and method: fifty non smokers{u2019}women, aged from 35-45 years and body mass index (BMI) from 30 to 34.9 kg/m2 were selected randomly from Kasr El Aini Hospital to participate in this study. Subjects were assigned into 2 groups equal in number; group (A) 25 subjects received moderate intensity aerobic exercise during Ramadan fasting 3 times per week for 4 weeks while group (B) 25 subjects were not practicing exercise during fasting. Body composition (Weight, BMI and W/H ratio) were determined.In addition to Blood samples were obtained at 24h before and the last day of Ramadan month to detect the lipid profile (cholesterol, TG, LDL and HDL(. Results: The results revealed that moderate intensity aerobic exercise and fasting in group A had a highlysignificant effect on body composition and lipid profile. While in group B fasting alone had no significant effect on W/H ratio and HDL.Conclusion:Fasting Ramadan combined with aerobic exercise change body composition and lipid profiles