Time-restricted eating, which restricts eating to specific hours of the day, did not impact weight among overweight adults with prediabetes or diabetes. Adults in the 12-week study ate the same healthy, pre-prepared foods, however, one group ate the bulk of their calories before 1 p.m. each day, versus the other group that ate 50% of their calories after 5 p.m.
In this study, some adults were asked to eat most of their food earlier in the day, while others ate most of their food later in the day for 12 weeks.
The researchers measured their weight and blood pressure at different times throughout the study.
Surprisingly, they found that both groups lost weight and had decreased blood pressure, regardless of when they ate.
The researchers will be studying more about the effects of time-restricted eating on other health factors.