A nutrition specialist called on those fasting during the month of Ramadan to rest for about half an hour before eating the main meal after breaking the fast, stressing that eating at once increases the risk of heart and kidney disease.
The head of the Nutrition Department at the University of May 19, Turkey, Pinar Sokolmez Qaya, recommended a half-hour break to eat the main meal for breakfast, preceded by soup or dates.
Qaya said in an interview with Anadolu Agency that changing eating and sleeping habits during the month of Ramadan can create differences in the usual daily life.
She explained that eating soup, food, fruits and sweets at once during breakfast increases the risk of high blood sugar, and thus increases the burden on the heart and kidneys.
She pointed out that eating a date or an olive and then drinking water at breakfast is one of the prevailing habits in society during the month of fasting.
And she emphasized that it would be right for the fasting person to start his breakfast with a non-fat soup, and not eat the main meal or anything else for half an hour after that.
And she continued, "After half an hour, vegetables and meat can be eaten, and after about two or three hours after the main meal, we can eat fruits or sweets."
The Turkish doctor also recommended that you eat dried grains and legumes during breakfast and focus on water consumption during the night.
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