Meal Timing and Anthropometric and Metabolic Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Meal timing strategies, such as time-restricted eating (TRE), reducing meal frequency, or altering calorie distribution across the day, have gained interest for their potential to enhance weight loss and metabolic health, particularly in managing chronic diseases, yet their long-term benefits are not known.

Objective

To evaluate the association between meal timing strategies (≥12 weeks) and anthropometric and metabolic indicators.

Data sources

Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched from inception to October 17, 2023.

Study selection

Randomized clinical trials, regardless of language and publication date, involving adults 18 years and older, evaluating within-day meal timing patterns for 12 or more weeks, and reporting anthropomet

SUBMITTER: Liu HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530941 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature