Trial finds benefits of 16-hour fasting are evident for at least 1 year, regardless of eating window timing

Fasting earlier or later in day ‘effective strategy for long-term weight loss’

A 16-hour fasting window can help people shed pounds, a study found.

Trial finds benefits of 16-hour fasting are evident for at least 1 year, regardless of eating window timing

Three months of time-restricted eating (TRE), irrespective of whether it is earlier or later in the day, may be a promising strategy for sustaining long-term weight loss in adults with overweight or obesity, according to preliminary results of a randomized controlled trial being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11–14 May).

Restricting food at an eight-hour interval per day could be the key to long-term weight loss, according to a new research.

expert reaction to conference press release about time-restricted eating and weight loss in overweight or obese adults

A conference press release presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga looks at time-restricted eating (TRE) and weight loss in obese adults.    Dr Adam Collins, Associate Professor of Nutrition, University of Surrey, said: “The finding that TRE protocols, whether early, late or self-selected eating windows, lead to weight loss, is consistent with other studies.  What is of interest here is that, strictly speaking, TRE protocol…

Fasting earlier or later in day ‘effective strategy for long-term weight loss’ - NewsGroove Uk

Dr Jonatan Ruiz, study co-ordinator from the University of Granada, said: “This kind of intermittent fasting appears feasible for adults with overweight or obesity who wish to have a relatively simple way of losing and maintaining weight loss that is less tedious and more time efficient compared with daily calorie counting, but it warrants further investigations in larger and longer-term studies.” READ SOURCE The post Fasting earlier or later in…