O QUARTO PILAR DA FÉ: A PRÁTICA DO JEJUM NO PERÍODO DO RAMADÃ

Abstract

This study approaches the relationship between fasting practiced during Ramadã period and its reflect in humans’ health. The aim was to present, in a social perspective, the relation among religion, diet practice, life quality maintenance and people’s metabolic aspects. This dissertation targets at analyzing the influence of fasting done during Ramadã and its probable connection with the believers’ health. When it comes to religious context, what is the relationship with Muslins diet routine in the fasting period and its possible influence to their followers’ health? Given this inquiry, it is highlighted as specific objectives: to know the emergence of Islam and its ethic context; identify their diets and its processes; and analyze fasting relation as diet influence. Through a brief study of the appearance of Islam and its ethic remarks, religious food habits done by the followers will be highlighted, directed to food consumerism considered legal and illegal. The approach of the connection between religious fasting with fasting as nutritional strategy and its influence in human health also will be presented in this dissertation. In the light of methodology, this study is characterized by a bibliographic and descriptive investigation. This study approaches the relationship between fasting practiced during Ramadan period and in human health. The aim was to present, in a social perspective, the relation among religion, diet practice, life quality maintenance and people’s metabolic aspects. This dissertation targets at analyzing the influence of fasting done during Ramadan and its probable connection with the believers’ health. When it comes to religious context, what is the relationship with Muslins diet routine in the period and its possible influence to their followers’ health? Given this inquiry, it is highlighted as specific objectives: know the emergence of Islam and its ethic context; identify their diets and its processes; and analyze fasting relation as diet influence. Through a brief study of appearance of Islam and its ethic remarks, religious food habits done by the followers will be highlighted, directed to food consumerism considered legal and illegal. The approach of the connection between religious fasting with fasting as nutricional strategy and its influence in human health also it be present in this dissertation. In the light of methodology, this study is characterized by a bibliographic and descriptive investigation. That by using a literature review comes o help scientific dominium through books, journals and scientific articles. The outcomes show benefits related to human health with metabolic improvement, lowering of the free radicals action and body weight, but it is important to highlight that for the conclusion it was necessary the using of other kids of fasting, which includes intermitting fasting practiced also in Brazil as a nutritional strategy, due to the lack of studies about this religious parameter and Muslin diet.