Journal Pre-proof Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on cognitive, physical and biochemical responses to strenuous short-term exercises in elite young female handball players Ahmed Graja , Kais Ghattassi , Nahla Boudhina , Mohamed Amine Bouzid , Henda Chahed , Salyma Ferchichi , Tarak Driss , Nizar Souissi , Omar Hammouda PII: S0031-9384(20)30555-2 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113241 Reference: PHB 113241 To appear in: Physiology & Behavior Received date: 16 June 2020 Revised date: 8 October 2020 Accepted date: 31 October 2020 Please cite this article as: Ahmed Graja , Kais Ghattassi , Nahla Boudhina , Mohamed Amine Bouzid , Henda Chahed , Salyma Ferchichi , Tarak Driss , Nizar Souissi , Omar Hammouda , Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on cognitive, physical and biochemi- cal responses to strenuous short-term exercises in elite young female handball players, Physiology & Behavior (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113241 This is a PDF ﬁle of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the deﬁnitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its ﬁnal form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier Inc.