Ramadan Fasting and NCDs-Example of the Diabetes.

Although Ramadan lasts only for 1 month each year, it can be accompanied by significant changes in: both energy and nutritional intake; in the diet composition; in the working hours; and the usual way of life. The majority of practitioners consume two meals, one after sunset () and one before dawn (). During this month, it is also an opportunity to share a meal with family and friends, a period of highly intensified socialization.