Effects of Time-Restricted Eating on Weight Loss and Other Metabolic Parameters in Women and Men With Overweight and Obesity: The TREAT Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The efficacy and safety of time-restricted eating have not been explored in large randomized clinical trials.

Objective

To determine the effect of 16:8-hour time-restricted eating on weight loss and metabolic risk markers.

Interventions

Participants were randomized such that the consistent meal timing (CMT) group was instructed to eat 3 structured meals per day, and the time-restricted eating (TRE) group was instructed to eat ad libitum from 12:00 pm until 8:00 pm and completely abstain from caloric intake from 8:00 pm until 12:00 pm the following day.

Design, setting, and participants

This 12-week randomized clinical trial including men and women aged 18 to 64 years with a body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in

SUBMITTER: Lowe DA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7522780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature