The effect of endurance training accompanied by Ramadan fasting on lipid profiles and body composition in men

Background: the aim of this study was to investigate the effect of endurance training accompanied by fasting on lipid profiles and body composition in men.materials and methods: twenty-six healthy male volunteer subjects participated in the study and were divided into fasting (f) and endurance training+ fasting (et+f) groups. et+f group exercised 3 times per week on treadmill during ramadan month while f group had fasting for one month. anthropometric characteristics and blood sampling were collected in the morning after a 12-h overnight fast at before ramadan, the end of ramadan and 2 weeks after ramadan.results: at the end of ramadan, body mass index (bmi), waist to hip ratio (whr) and body fat percent significantly reduced in both indices. in comparison with f group, bmi, body fat percent, triglyceride (tg) and very low density lipoprotein (vldl) significantly decreased in et+f at the end of ramadan (p < 0.05). conclusion: endurance training accompanied by fasting improved lipid profiles, body composition and prevented the rise of tg and vldl.