Does time-restricted eating work for weight loss?
Results of a randomised controlled trial suggest the 16:8 intermittent fasting diet is no more beneficial than a conventional eating pattern
Time-restricted eating, in the absence of other interventions, is not an effective way to lose weight, US researchers say.
In a randomised controlled trial, time-restricted eating in a 16:8 pattern led to no greater weight loss than a typical eating pattern of three meals per day, nor did it lead to any relevant metabolic changes.
Time-restricted eating is “attractive as a weight-loss option in that it does not require tedious and time-consuming methods such as calorie-counting or adherence to complicated diets,” Dr Ethan Weiss of the University of California and colleagues note in JAMA Internal Medicine.
But it can’t be recommended based on results of their study, they say.
