title: Changes in certain blood constituents during Ramadan.
abstract: Fasting serum cholesterol, triglycerides, thyroxine, triiodothyronine, uric acid, gastrin, and insulin were measured in a group of 24 Muslims at the beginning and end of Ramadan--the Muslim month of fasting. There was a significant increase in the levels of total serum cholesterol, thyroxine, and uric acid and a significant fall in body weight. There was no significant change in the levels of total serum triglycerides, triiodothyronine, gastrin, insulin (fasting), or in the rise in gastrin or insulin 1/2 h after food. These changes, although unlikely to affect normal people, may be significant in patients. Physicians working in Muslim countries should be aware that Ramadan may affect some laboratory findings.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005215:Fasting; D005260:Female; D005755:Gastrins / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007328:Insulin / Q000097:blood; D007514:Islam; D008297:Male; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000097:blood; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000097:blood; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D005755:Gastrins; D007328:Insulin; D014280:Triglycerides; D014284:Triiodothyronine; D014527:Uric Acid; D002784:Cholesterol; D013974:Thyroxine