Metabolic changes in Asian Muslim pregnant mothers observing the Ramadan fast in Britain.
@article{Malhotra1989MetabolicCI, title={Metabolic changes in Asian Muslim pregnant mothers observing the Ramadan fast in Britain.}, author={A. Malhotra and P. Scott and J. Scott and H. Gee and B. Wharton}, journal={The British journal of nutrition}, year={1989}, volume={61 3}, pages={ 663-72 } }
1. Metabolic changes associated with Ramadan fasting were studied in eleven Asian pregnant mothers. This was compared with a group of control mothers undergoing a normal physiological fast. 2. At the end of the Ramadan fast day there was a significant fall in glucose, insulin, lactate and carnitine, and a rise in triglyceride, non-esterified fatty acid and 3-hydroxybutyrate. When compared with the control group, none of the Ramadan mothers had a completely normal set of biochemical values at… Expand
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