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A prospective observational cohort design was employed over 13 consecutive weeks in 101 elite male youth football players (U17,\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a056; U19,\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a022; U21,\n                    <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a023). Three phases were identified: Pre\u2010Ramadan (Weeks 1\u20134), Ramadan (Weeks 5\u20138), and Post\u2010Ramadan (Weeks 9\u201313). Weekly session\u2010RPE training load, Hooper Index, anthropometrics, and 3\u2010day dietary records were collected prospectively. Injury surveillance was conducted according to the UEFA guidelines. Forty\u2010six players (45.5%) sustained \u2265\u00a01 time\u2010loss injury over 10.419.3\u00a0h of exposure. Injury incidence increased during Ramadan from 3.76 to 6.83\/1.000\u00a0h (RR\u00a0=\u00a01.816, 95% CI: 0.904\u20133.651; +\u00a081.6%), with injury burden doubling from 55.16 to 111.68\u00a0days\/1.000\u00a0h (+102.5%). Perceived training load (+134.3 AU;\n                    <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a0106.77,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001;\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a01.79) and Hooper Index (+1.99 points;\n                    <jats:italic>\u03c7<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a0122.16,\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001;\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a08.97) increased significantly. Muscular injuries represented 69.6% of Ramadan injuries, while osseous injuries occurred exclusively during Ramadan. Protein intake decreased (26.30%\u201323.01%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001;\n                    <jats:italic>d<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0=\u00a03.68), with increased carbohydrate contribution (49.36%\u201354.13%;\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Ramadan intermittent fasting was associated with a clinically significant elevation in injury incidence and burden in mid\u2010 and late elite male adolescent football players, occurring concurrently with increased perceived training load, progressive psychophysiological deterioration, and reduced dietary protein intake. These findings underscore increased injury risk during Ramadan and the need for tailored prevention.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1002\/ejsc.70249","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,10]],"date-time":"2026-09-10T03:32:05Z","timestamp":1789011125000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Ramadan Intermittent Fasting and Injury Epidemiology in Mid and Late Adolescent Elite Male Football Players: A Prospective Cohort Study of Incidence, Burden, Training Load, and Psychophysiological Well\u2010Being"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"26","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0005-2858-4188","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Noureddine","family":"Rejab","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tunisian Research Laboratory \u2018Sports Performance Optimization\u2019 (LR09SEP01) National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS)  Tunis Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3555-2537","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Fatma","family":"Chaari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tunisian Research Laboratory \u2018Sports Performance Optimization\u2019 (LR09SEP01) National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS)  Tunis Tunisia"},{"name":"Research Laboratory, Movement\u2014Interactions, Performance, MIP  Le Mans France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4312-8544","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed Ali","family":"Nabli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tunisian Research Laboratory \u2018Sports Performance Optimization\u2019 (LR09SEP01) National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS)  Tunis Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sonia","family":"Sahli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tunisian Research Laboratory \u2018Sports Performance Optimization\u2019 (LR09SEP01) National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS)  Tunis Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6015-5915","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Haithem","family":"Rebai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Tunisian Research Laboratory \u2018Sports Performance Optimization\u2019 (LR09SEP01) National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS)  Tunis Tunisia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,9,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.2013.281053"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bjsports\u20102019\u2010101969"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1123\/ijspp.1.1.50"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s40798\u2010025\u201000831\u2010y"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_6_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1080\/07420528.2018.1513943"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_7_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3389\/fphys.2019.01480"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_8_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3390\/life15081178"},{"key":"e_1_2_10_9_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Brooks M. 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