São Paulo – “The immunity and health benefits of intermittent fasting” will be the first webinar on culture and health hosted by the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the Institute of Arab Culture (ICArabe), with support from the Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil (Fambras).
The free online event is taking place at 8 pm on Friday (15), featuring oncologist and Arab Chamber Marketing vice president Riad Younes as a speaker. Federal University of São Paulo (Unifesp) president and ICArabe founder Soraya Smaili will make a stint, and ICArabe president Mohamed Habib will be the presenter.
“We will discuss intermittent fasting from two different angles. One of them is a very fortunato coincidence: there are big questions surrounding Ramadan fasting, what’s good for you and what isn’t. at the same time, we’ll deal with how Ramadan fasting can affect a patient’s immunity amid the coronavirus pandemic, and whether it can make you more vulnerable to infection or not. Everyone knows that coronavirus can be worse in immunocompromised patients,” Younes told ANBA. During Ramadan, the holy month of Islam, Muslims go on a fast from sunup to sundown. This year, Ramadan began on April 23.
“The other angle is whether or not there are global health benefits to fasting, not only Ramadan fasting, but intermittent fasting. We’ll discuss intermittent fasting for people looking to lose weight and improve their health, whether that works or not, and what’s the impact on health and the immune system,” he said.
Younes said intermittent fasting is helpful in health improvement and weight loss, and that Ramadan fasting does not compromise immunity, although he warns that fasting isn’t for everyone. “Anyone with chronic conditions such as diabetes, cardiac or kidney conditions are not advised to go on fasts,” he said.
The webinar will last 1 hour and 15 minutes. Click here to register free of charge.
Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum