title: Do Ramadan fasting restrictions alter eating behaviours in obese women?
abstract: Ramadan fasting can be considered as a kind of dietary restriction. Eating restriction is a risk factor for later development of eating disorders. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether Ramadan fasting changes the eating behaviours of obese women. Our sample consisted of 34 obese women who fasted during the Ramadan month. The data were collected by using Questionnaire Form, Eating Attitude Test (EAT) and Bulimic Investigatory Test, Edinburgh (BITE). No statistically significant differences were found between the scores of EAT, BITE, BMI, which were administered within the weeks before and after Ramadan. According to our results, Ramadan fasting restrictions do not seem to change the eating behaviours of obese women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Gaziantep University, 27100, Sahinbey, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: Zeynel Abidin
authors.initials: ZA
authors.lastname: Öztürk
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tanrıverdi
authors.forename: Yalçın
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kepekçi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D005215:Fasting / Q000523:psychology*; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007514:Islam / Q000523:psychology*; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology