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The effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting (RIF) was studied on a battery of blood lipid markers in 15 elite judo athletes during a period when they were maintaining their training load without competing. Nine-to-twelve hours postprandial serum lipid and lipoproteins were measured on five occasions: before, three times during Ramadan, and three weeks post-Ramadan. Dietary data were collected using a 24-hour recall method for three days before, during and after the Ramadan month. Mean energy intake (12.9 MJ/d) remained similar throughout the study as did the macronutrient constituents of the diet. Mean body mass was slightly reduced (2%; p< 0.01) by the end of Ramadan due mainly to a 0.65±0.68 kg decrease in body fat (p< 0.05). The RIF produced significant changes in some of the blood lipid levels: both HDL‐C and LDL‐C increased by 0.12 (p< 0.01) and 0.20 mmol· l-1 (p< 0.05), respectively. During …