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Fasting Muslims should avoid food with high fat, salt and sugar during Ramadan - dietitian

"With the arrival of the Ramadan, the Muslim holy month for fasting, and the changing nutrition program, everyone is wondering what to consume not to gain weight or to maintain their weight. Fasting does not prevent you from eating healthy. It is possible to spend Ramadan in a healthy way by paying attention to what you consume in iftar and suhoor meals," Merve Birbilen, a dietitian at a wellness center in the capital Ankara, told Anadolu.

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SUHOOR MEAL CRUCIAL FOR HEALTHY FASTING She strongly recommended suhoor meal during Ramadan, urging to avoid high-fat, salty, and sugary food. "Consuming plenty of fatty and sugary foods at suhoor meal may cause you to feel hungry much earlier due to the rapid rise and fall of your blood sugar level," Birbilen warned, adding: "Since these kinds of food will cause more water loss from the body, they will cause you to be more thirsty."