Ramadan provides an opportune time to quit smoking, says HMC expert
16 Apr 2021 - 10:33
The Peninsula
Head of the Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Tobacco Control Center, Dr. Ahmad Al Mulla (pictured), has said that Ramadan is an opportune time to quit smoking.
According to Dr. Al Mulla, fasting has a lot of positive effects on one’s health, and those benefits are especially prominent in tobacco users who give up smoking.
“For smokers, quitting is often easier during Ramadan as those who fast are already required to abstain from food and drink, as well as from smoking cigarettes and using other tobacco products, from dawn to sunset,” said Dr. Al Mulla.