9 Health Benefits and Tips for Beneficial Ramadan (and Otherwise) Fasting

4. Fasting can Normalize Ghrelin Levels

Ghrelin is also known as the hunger hormone, because it is the hormone secreted by the stomach that tells us we are hungry. Fasting increases ghrelin production, which means we will feel hungrier. That may be a bad thing. But, as we continue to fast, it normalizes ghrelin levels. This means we won’t feel as hungry at the time of our meals.

Therefore, so many of us struggle in the first few days of Ramadan, and then we adapt to it and feel less hunger.

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