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Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Professor Mohammad Habib Raza, lecture on the effects of Ramadan fasting on health and disease said that fasting in the month of Ramadan is obligatory on Muslim Ummah.

ALIGARH September 1: Professor Mohammad Habib Raza, Department of General Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University while speaking on the effects of Ramadan fasting on health and disease said that fasting in the month of Ramadan is obligatory on Muslim Ummah. He pointed out that Prophet Muhammad had said "Fast to be healthy”. Physicians today acknowledge many benefits of fasting that ensure health and the soundness of one's body and mind. Some of these positive points have a direct influence on physiology and physique of the fasting individual.
Prof. Raza said that in the normal state, body glucose, which is stored in the liver and muscles, is the body's main source of energy. During fasting the stored glucose is used up first to provide energy. Once the stores of glucose run out, fat becomes the next store source of energy for the body. Only with a prolonged fast of many days to weeks does the body eventually turn to protein for energy. A detoxification process also seems to occur, as any toxin stored in the body's fat are dissolved and removed from the body.
He further emphasized that a study by Rachida Roky from Morroco, concluded that Ramadan fasting did not dramatically affect the metabolism of lipids, carbohydrates and proteins or the daily mean of hormonal serum levels. An increase of serum urea and uric acid was frequently reported. Some changes such as increase of HDL and apoprotein A1, and decrease in LDL, could be beneficial for cardiovascular system.
It is pertinent that a person can get rid of coffee, cigarettes, salty or sugary foods, which are addictive through fasting, as fasting can help clear the taste buds and healthful foods start to taste better again. People may give up other forms of addictions like drugs, alcohol, tobacco and paan chewing during the holy month.
Prof. Raza said that diabetic patients are encouraged to fast. Overweight diabetic on oral anti diabetic medication, diabetic on insulin with good control of diabetes, Hypertension with heart disease and patients with mild to moderate B. P. should fast
Patients suffering from chronic cholecystitis, appendicitis, large bowel diseases and abdominal conditions, acute surgical conditions such as acute appendicitis, acute cholecystitis, Biliary colic, Renal colic and any other acute abdominal condition, heart failure, renal failure, recent stroke, migraine, active Peptic Ulcer, Peptic Ulcer with past bleed, active ulcerative colitis, crohns, chronic liver disease with liver failure may choose not to fast while the patients suffering from gas, Irritable bowel syndrome, indigestion and heart burn should fast.
Patients with asthma, epilepsy, heart failure, reflux disease, thromboembolic conditions may observe fast under medical advice.

The lecture was presided by Dean, Faculty of Theology, Syed Ali Mohamammad Naqvi and Nazim-e-Deeniyat, Mufti Zahid Ali Khan conducted the programme. Dr. Abdul Khalique, Chairman, Department of Sunni Theology proposed vote of thanks.

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