Eat right when you are fasting

From: New Straits Times | Date: October 7, 2007| Author: Shanaz F.H. Mawji | Copyright information


New Straits Times

10-07-2007

Eat right when you are fasting
Byline: Shanaz F.H. Mawji
Edition: New Sunday Times
Section: Main Section

THE Ramadan fast from sunrise to sunset is great for the body. But to get all the benefits of fasting, it's best to eat the right food in the correct amounts, writes SHANAZ F.H. MAWJI.

Fasting is the deliberate and controlled abstinence from food for a certain period. It is not starving, not even in a medic...

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