Time restricted eating as a weight loss intervention in adults with obesity.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Time-restricted eating (TRE) is a weight management approach in which food is consumed only within a specific period each day. The simplicity of this approach is appealing, but its efficacy is not known. The aim of this pilot cohort study was to assess adherence to TRE and its effects on weight and lipid profile.

Methods

Fifty participants with obesity attempted to follow TRE for 12 weeks. Surveys were conducted weekly over the phone to assess treatment adherence and ratings; and at 6 and 12 weeks, participants attended the clinic to be weighed, have their blood pressure taken and provide a blood sample for lipid profile. Treatment results were compared with data from previous comparable cohorts using other weight management methods.

Results

Mean age of the

SUBMITTER: Przulj D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7842957 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature