Shafaqna English– The Frontiers in Immunology has published the paper “Ramadhan Fasting Exerts Immunomodulatory Effects: Insights from a Systematic Review” written by Mohammad Adawi et al. in 2017.
According to Shafaqna, this paper aimed to systematically gather the current evidence regarding the influence of Ramadhan fasting on the immune system.
The effects of fasting on the immune status of fasting people are mentioned below:
- Ramadhan fasting mildly influences the immune system and the alterations induced are transient, returning to basal pre-Ramadhan status shortly afterward.
- Ramadhan fasting during the second trimester of pregnancy was shown to be safe and did not lead to negative fetal outcomes or maternal oxidative status alterations.
- Ramadhan fasting in cardiac patients can have beneficial effects including lipid profile improvement and alleviation of oxidative stress.
- Fasting was safe in asthmatic patients and also in patients with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and autoimmune disorders.
- Fasting could increase immunologic markers in psychiatric patients, such as those suffering from schizophrenia.
- Fasting Muslim athletes who maintain intensive training schedule during Ramadhan showed fluctuations of immunologic markers.
- Ramadhan was shown to be safe in HIV patients.
- Ramadhan was generally safe in patients with autoimmune disorders.
Source: researchgate
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