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The effects of intermittent fasting during the month of Ramadan in chronic haemodialysis patients in a tropical climate country

Wan Md Adnan WA 1 , Zaharan NL 2 , Wong MH 1 , Lim SK 1

Affiliations 

  • 1 Nephrology Unit, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Lembah Pantai, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
PLoS One, 2014;9(12):e114262.
PMID: 25546434 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114262

Abstract

Chronic kidney disease is an emerging problem in the majority Muslim countries. Despite the uncertainties of the risks involved, some Muslim patients undergoing chronic haemodialysis choose to observe intermittent fasting during the month of Ramadan. This study aims to investigate the effect of Ramadan fasting in haemodialysis patients residing in a tropical climate country.

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