AUTHOR=Abunada Taghreed , Abunada Hanan , Zayed Hatem 

TITLE=Fasting Ramadan During COVID-19 Pandemic: Immunomodulatory Effect

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Nutrition

VOLUME=7

YEAR=2020

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.557025

DOI=10.3389/fnut.2020.557025

ISSN=2296-861X

ABSTRACT=<p>As of April 24, 2020, more than 1. 6 billion Muslims observe the holy fasting month of Ramadan worldwide. The safety of fasting of healthy adult Muslims during the COVID-19 era is debatable. In this perspective, we discuss the available scientific evidence of the advantages of fasting against COVID-19.</p>