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Clinical Evaluation of Islamic Intermittent Fasting on Healthy Adults<br />

Yusma Afira Binti Mohd Shariff<br />

Supervisor: Dr. Hayati Binti Mohd Yusof<br />

Bachelor of Food Science (Food Service and Nutrition)<br />

School of Food Science and Technology<br />

Intermittent fasting (IF) involved five days of regular eating patterns switched with two<br />

days of “fasting” per week whereas Islamic intermittent fasting (IIF) involved fasting on<br />

both Monday and Thursday of each week. The objective of this study is to determine the<br />

clinical evaluation of IIF on healthy adults in term of body weight, BMI, blood glucose,<br />

blood pressure and lipid profile (total cholesterol, HDL-c, LDL-c and triglycerides). An<br />

intervention study will be carried out for 12 weeks, involving 22 healthy adults with no<br />

chronic diseases and BMI between 18.5 to 27.5 kg/m 2 . Anthropometric measurement and<br />

blood will be obtained two times at baseline and endline. It is anticipated that the IIF<br />

group will show more benefits as compared to the control group. In conclusion, IIF might<br />

resulted in weight loss and improved biochemical (clinical) parameters and this regimen<br />

can be offered as an alternative healthy life style.<br />

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