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- Title
Effects of Fasting During Ramadan Month on Cognitive Function in Muslim Athletes.
- Authors
Tian, Ho-Heng; Aziz, Abdul-Rashid; Png, Weileen; Faizul Wahid, Mohamed; Yeo, Donald; Constance Png, Ai-Li
- Abstract
The article presents a study which aims at analyzing the effects of fasting during Ramadan on the cognitive function in Muslim athletes. The study was conducted on 18 male athletes on whom noeuropsychologieal testing was performed during and after Ramadan. It shows improved psychomotor function and vigilance during fasting, with no significant effect on working memory and visual learning.
- Subjects
ANALYSIS of variance; ATHLETES; COGNITION; FASTING; HOLIDAYS; ISLAM; PSYCHOLOGICAL tests; REPEATED measures design; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine, 2011, Vol 2, Issue 3, p145
- ISSN
2008-000X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5812/asjsm.34753