The Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Anthropometric Indices Among Muslim Community in Miyazaki – JAPAN | ||
| The International Scientific Journal of Physical Education and Sport Sciences | ||
| Article 2, Volume 9, Issue 2, May 2021, Pages 29-44 PDF (841.91 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/isjpes.2021.63438.1040 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ossama Awde Abdelghany Ibrahim Saleh* | ||
| Lecturer at Department of Educational Sciences and Psychological and Social in Physical Education,Faculty of Physical Eduction,Benha University,Benha-EGYPT | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Fasting from dawn to dusk during Ramadan is obligatory for all healthy adult Muslims. Our study was conducted to identify the effects of Ramadan fasting and Daily Lifestyle during Ramadan on Anthropometric indices among Muslim community in Miyazaki, Japan. This current study was conducted during Ramadan 2020, The study was conducted on (31) Participants (11) Egyptian, (10) Afghanistan and (10) Indonesian. Anthropometric indices were taken by using a portable stadiometer, TANITA Body Composition Analyzer 118-E without shoes and wearing only light clothing. Data was collected at 2 different time points first Reading (R1) the samples (measurements) have been taken 1 week before Ramadan, second Reading (R2) the samples (measurements) have been taken at last day of Ramadan.Daily Lifestyle form was designed to collect data about Daily lifestyle and Food preferences variables, Analysis was done using Wilcoxon and multivariate (ANOVA Test. The results showed This study indicated that didn’t show any effects on anthropometric indices during before and after Ramadan fasting among Egyptian community. Afghanistan community results showed that no statistically significant differences in most of anthropometric indices except in Body weight. While Indonesian community were statistically significant differences in most of anthropometric indices except in (Muscle mass – Body water – BMI). | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ramadan fasting; Anthropometric Indices; Daily Lifestyle; Body Fat; Muscle Mass | ||
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