Nutritious food helps students fight exhaustion in Ramadan

Nutritious food helps students fight exhaustion in Ramadan

By Ghadeer Ghloum

KUWAIT: Many students worry about their academic performance during fasting. Without any food or water consumption all day, students say that they do not have the energy to focus or function well at school. On the other hand, they are not willing to break their fast for believing that is has many spiritual and religious advantages on which they do not want to miss out. To help students mitigate the effect of fasting on their performance at school, Kuwait Times interviewed two diet specialists who shared information on how to manage a healthy diet during the holy month of Ramadan.

US-licensed Clinical Nutritionist Noora Saleh Al-Askar said to Kuwait Times: “What students can do to help them manage their fast is adjusting their lifestyle by limiting their physical exertion. For example: Students should try to avoid exerting a lot of effort at their physical exercise lessons and stay indoors or in the shade.”

Waking up early in the morning and fasting the whole day naturally drains students’ energy. But when students conserve their physical energy during the day, it can help reduce the amount of exhaustion. Another way to help students is having a nutritious suhoor meal. “It is important