Nutritionwell supported · human dataDiscovery of the day
Pooled studies found time-restricted eating produced a 2.32% weight loss in overweight and obese adults, but the loss came mainly from lean mass rather than fat mass, and LDL cholesterol rose in the fasting groups.
- Study design
- Meta-analysis
- Journal
- Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
- Evidence
- well supported
What it shows: Worth taking seriously but not as settled: results pooled from randomised trials and some studies that did not assign people at random, in overweight and obese adults. The authors themselves urge caution for anyone with high cholesterol or already low muscle mass.Meta-analysis · Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr
Missing puzzle pieces of time-restricted-eating (TRE) as a long-term weight-loss strategy in overweight and obese people? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr 2023Read the study →