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The free health check will particularly be beneficial for diabetics since loss of vision, or diabetic retinopathy, is one of the most common fallouts of the disease.

Doctors stress that it is vital that children who are fasting have to end their fast with dates, not because it is the Islamic way, but also the healthy way.

The pre-dawn meal is mandatory - both religiously and for your diet - because it provides you with the fuel you need to stay energised and functional during the day.

Caffeinated drinks like coffee, being a natural diuretic, stimulates the body to expel water via the bladder, which in turn leads to dehydration.

Plus many other questions (and answers!) about the fast.

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Over-consumption of sodium mainly comes from food and preserved items such as ready-to-eat meals, frozen meals, deli meats, cooking stocks and other food items.

The over-consumption of sodium mainly comes from food and preserved items such as ready-to-eat, frozen meals, deli meats, cooking stocks etc

Take care of those pearls while you fast

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Chef Assia Othman gave us some valuable tips on proper food handling