STUDY OF SOME BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN YOUNG MAN AS EFFECTED BY RAMADAN FASTING

The effect of Ramadan fasting on some blood parameters i.e. serum glucose, urea, uric acid, lipids and proteins, were investigated on young men in Ar Rahmah Islamic hostel. Nineteen normal and healthy students aging between 12-25 years, residing in the Islamic hostels, volunteered to participate in the study. Blood samples were obtained from the volunteers on 1st and 26th of Ramadan and analyzed for the aforementioned biochemical parameters. A non-significant effect of Ramadan fasting was observed on most of the parameters studied. However, serum urea, triglycerides, total cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol were reduced significantly (p