Fasting during the holy month of Ramadan

With Ramadan starting next month, Dr Abdul Aziz, Consultant Physician at Altnagelvin Hospital, Derry, and medical student Haaris A Shiwani examine the health effects of fasting during the Holy month. During Ramadan, more than a billion Muslims fast from dawn to dusk in nearly every corner of the globe. It is the 9th lunar month and, as cited by Allah in the Quran, it is compulsory for every capable Muslim not to consume any food or drink between 13-to-18 hours a day for an entire month. In the UK and Ireland alone, nearly three million Muslims welcome the month of…