This article provides useful advice on
how to avoid some common problems encountered in Ramadan. If followed,
it would enable one to fast comfortably and enjoy fully the spiritual
benefits of Ramadan.
During the holy month of Ramadan, our
diet should not differ very much from our normal diet and should be as
simple as possible. The diet should be such that we maintain our normal
weight, neither losing nor gaining. However, if one is over-weight,
Ramadan is an ideal time to normalize one's weight.
In view of the long hours of fasting,
we should consume slow igesting foods including fiber containing-foods
rather than fast-digesting foods. Slow digesting foods last up to 8
hours, while fast-digesting foods last for only 3 to 4 hours.
- Slow-digesting foods are foods that
contain grains and seed
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