Research
Hormonal
Fat loss during Ramadan fasting is significantly reduced or absent in females aged 36-70 years, unlike males and younger subjects.
Older women practicing Ramadan fasting may not see significant fat loss, though they will likely lose weight and lean mass. Focus on maintaining muscle through protein and strength training rather than expecting fat reduction.
ModerateQualifiesMEDIUM confidence
Fat mass fell in most subjects, ranging from 2.3% to 4.3% from baseline, except in females aged 36–70 years who did not experience a significant change.
Why this rating
Based on the same study as N1, with the limitation that dietary data was not available for this specific age subgroup analysis.
Source
Effect of fasting in <scp>R</scp>amadan on body composition and nutritional intake: a prospective study
Abdolreza Norouzy et al. · Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics · 2013
DOI 10.1111/jhn.12042
cohort · n=240Cited 131×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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