Most of the health advice during the holy month of Ramadan is directed towards helping fasting people not to gain excess weight, but on the other hand, there is a group of people whose levels of thinness increase sharply during this month.
The problem of these people is that they suffer from thinness in the first place, so that their levels of thinness increase greatly during fasting, which reflects negatively on their health unless they remedy the situation.
says LowCal The Diet Clinic founder and director Lana Fayed, in an interview with “Sky News Arabia”, said that some people become excessively thin during the month of Ramadan, and this has negative health repercussions, so the individual’s immunity levels in general decrease, and his body becomes unable to fight any disease, as it becomes His bones are more fragile, and his hair begins to weaken, in addition to his feeling of laziness and inability to make any effort, indicating that excessive thinness causes damage to the body just like obesity.
The recommended number of meals in Ramadan
Fayed stresses that all those who are underweight or who suffer from excessive thinness should consult a nutritionist or their doctor to see if they can fast, noting that they can avoid losing weight in the month of Ramadan by eating food rich in calories. , nutrients, calcium and good fats such as omega 3, with the need to eat three main meals and two snacks, as well as stay away from fast food, because these foods contain calories only, while what is required is the basic nutrients.
Proteins, calcium, vitamins and minerals
Nutritionist Lana Fayed believes that those who suffer from thinness should focus in their meals on eating:
- Starchy vegetables, dried fruits, nuts, olive oil, peanut butter, yogurt, bread, dates, milk, avocados, fruit juice concentrates and full-fat cheese.
- Their main dish should contain meat, chicken or fish.
She indicated that if a skinny person feels immediate satiety, he should divide the amount he is supposed to eat over a larger number of meals, without neglecting the importance of drinking plenty of water.
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The first path to avoid weight loss
For her part, nutritionist Gianna El-Desouki says in an interview with “Sky News Arabia” that the first path to avoid weight loss for those who suffer from thinness and more weight, is through breakfast, which must include:
Eat 3 to 5 dates, in addition to a cup of water and a cup of full-fat yogurt.
This entails eating a plate of salad, which contains olive oil, and then the main dish, which must contain a source of carbohydrates, protein, and healthy fats, such as fish meal with potatoes.
The importance of the pre-dawn meal
Al-Desouki adds that the second main meal can be three hours after breakfast, and serves as a mini-meal for the first meal, provided that it includes a cup of soup and sources of protein such as cheese and eggs in addition to avocado, while the third main meal, which is the suhoor meal, must contain Starches such as pasta, potatoes, vegetables, fruits and yogurt, stressing the role of this meal in maintaining blood sugar levels.
Al-Dasouki concludes her speech by pointing out that people who suffer from skinnyness must eat at least two “snack” meals between breakfast and suhoor, provided that they contain sources of carbohydrates such as oats, raw nuts, dried fruits, and fruit juices.