PUBLIC health experts have issued their advice ahead of the start of Ramadan this year. Ramadan is the Islamic holy month, in which Muslims fast during daylight hours, that starts this year on April 12 or 13 and ends on Eid day in mid May. Now, Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has said that its basic dietary advice for Ramadan is to keep it simple and similar to a normal everyday diet, outside of fasting hours, including a balance of fruit and vegetables and plenty of fluids. Blackburn with Darwen’s director of public health Professor Dominic Harrison said: Ramadan fasting is a very important part of the Islamic faith and many of our Muslim residents will be fasting during the next month or so.