a call for metabolism experts

Is this what you should really be worrying about in Ramadhan and focusing your fast on?

Its a valid health question, surely?

Except Ramadhan isn't just about keeping yourself hungry for 13 hours. If you don't do the other stuff you are supposed to do in Ramadhan then you are just keeping yourself hungry for no-one's benefit.

Of course - but he's quite justified in asking how the physical side of it will affect him. That doesn't detract from his religious activity.

*She.

You're quite right. Alls i'm saying is metabolism or weight-type issues shouldn't be prioritised. Some people do diet in Ramadhan to lose weight but all i'm saying is that it should not be your top priority because you need to eat right in Ramadhan. It's no joke having to pray for 2 hours at night and then waking up at 5 o clock in the morning while worrying about what to eat etc, it could be damaging to your health.

I don't pray 2 hours at night, ofcourse i'd worry about my eat, isn't our religon associated with health, ramadan is about fasting doing good deeds and carry on with your life as usual , so I was asking how it might affect my metabolism rate, son I would know what exactly I should eat, and how much,I didn't mention that I don't pray or that I don't eat,or that I don't do anything good, I was asking a physical question and yet I didn't get the answer yet

You don't pray 2 hours a night? You don't do taraweeh?

Ramadhan isn't about carrying on with your life as usual, it puts you in people who are less well-off's shoes.

tarawee7 doesn't take 2 hours, and plus its not a fard, and you can do from 4 to 21 *rakat* ,and It also depends on how much you read in every (raka'a) and plus , so It puts you in the who are less well-off's shoes, I still don't see what does this got to do with me asking about how much my metabolism rate decreases, it's knowledge for god's sake, religon is not about only praying and fasting, it's about applying it in every aspect of like, you have to learn and know things to be abetter person,ramadan is mostly about having a chance to change your bad behaviours and habits!

M'ashallah. A lady with such high regard for her religion aswell as respect for her fellow muslim brother.

Okay. There IS no fixed amount, because it depends on diet, on your previous metabolism, what you're eating, when you sleep, and so on. The basic rule - if you're doing slow activity during your 'awake' time, then you slow your metabolism.

As for food. Eat slow, complicated carbohydrates, because they are slow releasing into the blood, giving you a longer supply of energy for less food. Pasta, potatoes, porridge - all of these are good. Starch carbohydrates as opposed to sugary ones. The break-down takes longer, so normally you stay away from them, but if you're only eating one meal a day, and it's fairly late, you'd be better off with carbohydrates rather than protein, like meat and eggs.

Okay. There IS no fixed amount, because it depends on diet, on your previous metabolism, what you're eating, when you sleep, and so on. The basic rule - if you're doing slow activity during your 'awake' time, then you slow your metabolism.

As for food. Eat slow, complicated carbohydrates, because they are slow releasing into the blood, giving you a longer supply of energy for less food. Pasta, potatoes, porridge - all of these are good. Starch carbohydrates as opposed to sugary ones. The break-down takes longer, so normally you stay away from them, but if you're only eating one meal a day, and it's fairly late, you'd be better off with carbohydrates rather than protein, like meat and eggs.

the slow carbs that cloudofcalm are taking about are low glycemic carbohydrates although the types of food he has given are of a vague description and is almost wrong. your right to say potatoes and pasta but its the type which determines how they are absorbed. for example potatoes, white potatoes should be avoided as they are of a high glycemic index which can spike insulin levels meaning that it gives energy quicker, but also runs out quicker so thats why after having a bake potatoe, you feel sleepy just as if youve had a meal white rice.
the alternatives are eating low glycemix carbs, which in this case is what you should eat, brown rice, wholewheat pasta, muesli, oats, brown bread.