Does Ramadan Fasting Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Young Females?
Joint Authors
Ghayour Najafabadi, Mahboubeh
Rahbar Nikoukar, Laya
Memari, Amir
Ekhtiari, Hamed
Beygi, Sara
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-11-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We examined the effects of Ramadan fasting on cognitive function in 17 female athletes.
Data were obtained from participants of two fasting (n=9) and nonfasting (n=8) groups at three periods of the study (before Ramadan, at the third week in Ramadan, and after Ramadan).
Digit span test (DST) and Stroop color test were employed to assess short-term memory and inhibition/cognitive flexibility at each time point.
There were no significant changes for DST and Stroop task 1 in both groups, whereas Stroop task 2 and task 3 showed significant improvements in Ramadan condition (p<0.05).
Interference indices did not change significantly across the study except in post-Ramadan period of fasting group (p<0.05).
Group × week interaction was significant only for error numbers (p<0.05).
Athletes in nonfasting showed a significant decrease in number of errors in Ramadan compared to baseline (p<0.05).
The results suggest that Ramadan fasting may not adversely affect cognitive function in female athletes.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ghayour Najafabadi, Mahboubeh& Rahbar Nikoukar, Laya& Memari, Amir& Ekhtiari, Hamed& Beygi, Sara. 2015. Does Ramadan Fasting Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Young Females?. Scientifica،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076448
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ghayour Najafabadi, Mahboubeh…[et al.]. Does Ramadan Fasting Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Young Females?. Scientifica No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076448
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ghayour Najafabadi, Mahboubeh& Rahbar Nikoukar, Laya& Memari, Amir& Ekhtiari, Hamed& Beygi, Sara. Does Ramadan Fasting Adversely Affect Cognitive Function in Young Females?. Scientifica. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1076448
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1076448