Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review

Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review Pubmed

Pourabbasi A¹ ; Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS² ; Shams AH³

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1. Diabetes Research Center, Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinical Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2. Foundation for Education, Research And Services On Educational Medicine And School Health, Tehran, Iran
3. Faculty of Science, Biopharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa, Canada

Source: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Published:2019

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A considerable population of the Muslim community is made up of youngsters who observe fast during the month of Ramadan. There are other activities in Ramadan that the adolescents might be involved in, such as education in which one's proper cognitive activity is necessary. The current systematic review was planned to evaluate the relationship between Islamic fasting and cognitive activities. A number of studies have paid attention to the brain structure and scope of cognitive changes during fasting. Islamic fasting may affect cognitive activities such as spatial memory, visual memory and attention that play an important role in effective education. It is suggested to conduct a study with a larger sample size, using similar evaluation tools, targeting different cognitive tasks.

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MLA	Pourabbasi A, Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS, Shams AH. "Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review." JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, vol. 69, no. 8, 2019, pp. 1164-1169.
APA	Pourabbasi A, Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS, Shams AH (2019). Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 69(8), 1164-1169.
Chicago	Pourabbasi A, Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS, Shams AH. "Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review." JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 69, no. 8 (2019): 1164-1169.
Harvard	Pourabbasi A, Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS, Shams AH (2019) 'Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review', JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 69(8), pp. 1164-1169.
Vancouver	Pourabbasi A, Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS, Shams AH. Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2019;69(8):1164-1169.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Pourabbasi A and Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS and Shams AH}, title = {Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review}, journal = {JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association}, volume = {69}, number = {8}, pages = {1164-1169}, year = {2019} }
RIS	TY - JOUR AU - Pourabbasi A AU - Ebrahimnegad Shirvani MS AU - Shams AH TI - Does Islamic Fasting Affect Cognitive Functions in Adolescents? a Systematic Review JO - JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association VL - 69 IS - 8 SP - 1164 EP - 1169 PY - 2019 ER -

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