Critical analysis of the published literature about the effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on healthy children's physical capacities

Mohamed Amine Fenneni^{1

2

3}, Imed Latiri^{1

2

3}, Asma Aloui⁴, Sonia Rouatbi^{1

2

3

5}, Karim Chamari⁶, Helmi Ben Saad^{3

5

7}

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit 'Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology - from the Integrated to the Molecular Biology, Medicine and Health', UR12ES06.
² Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
³ Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
⁴ Research Laboratory 'Sport Performance Optimization', National Center of Medicine and Sciences in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.
⁵ Department of Physiology and Functional Exploration Farhat HACHED University Hospital of Sousse Sousse, Tunisia.
⁶ Athlete Health and Performance Research Center, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
⁷ Research Laboratory No. LR14ES05: Interactions of the Cardiopulmonary System, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia; helmi.bensaad@rns.tn.

PMID: 26059080
PMCID: PMC4461757
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v10.28351

Critical analysis of the published literature about the effects of Ramadan intermittent fasting on healthy children's physical capacities

Mohamed Amine Fenneni et al. Libyan J Med. 2015.

. 2015 Jun 8;10(1):28351.

doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.28351. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Mohamed Amine Fenneni^{1

2

3}, Imed Latiri^{1

2

3}, Asma Aloui⁴, Sonia Rouatbi^{1

2

3

5}, Karim Chamari⁶, Helmi Ben Saad^{3

5

7}

Affiliations

¹ Research Unit 'Exercise Physiology and Pathophysiology - from the Integrated to the Molecular Biology, Medicine and Health', UR12ES06.
² Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
³ Laboratory of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia.
⁴ Research Laboratory 'Sport Performance Optimization', National Center of Medicine and Sciences in Sport, Tunis, Tunisia.
⁵ Department of Physiology and Functional Exploration Farhat HACHED University Hospital of Sousse Sousse, Tunisia.
⁶ Athlete Health and Performance Research Center, ASPETAR, Qatar Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, Doha, Qatar.
⁷ Research Laboratory No. LR14ES05: Interactions of the Cardiopulmonary System, Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, University of Sousse, Sousse, Tunisia; helmi.bensaad@rns.tn.

PMID: 26059080
PMCID: PMC4461757
DOI: 10.3402/ljm.v10.28351

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