Changes in body weight and metabolic risk during time restricted feeding in premenopausal versus postmenopausal women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Time restricted feeding (TRF) involves confining the eating window to a specific number of hours, and fasting for the remaining hours of the day.

Objective

This study examined if changes in body weight and metabolic risk factors during TRF, differ between premenopausal and postmenopausal women.

Methods

This is a secondary analysis of an 8-week TRF study (4-6 h eating window, 18-20 h fasting window daily) conducted in adults with obesity. Male participants were excluded, and female subjects were classified in two groups based on menstrual status: premenopausal (n = 13), or postmenopausal (n = 19). Perimenopausal women were excluded from the original study.

Results

Body weight decreased by week 8 in premenopausal women (-3.3 ± 0.4%) and postmenopausal

SUBMITTER: Cienfuegos S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8464526 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature