Energy balance
Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) results in greater reductions in body weight, fat mass, and fat-free mass compared to Continuous Energy Restriction (CER).
If you choose to use Time-Restricted Eating, you may see slightly better weight loss than with standard calorie counting. However, be aware that this also leads to greater loss of fat-free mass (muscle), which may not be desirable for everyone.
Further, TRE reduced body weight, FM, and fat-free mass more than CER
Why this rating
Based on subgroup analysis of RCTs within a meta-analysis.
Source
Effects of Intermittent Energy Restriction Compared with Those of Continuous Energy Restriction on Body Composition and Cardiometabolic Risk Markers – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials in Adults
Maite M. Schroor et al. · Advances in Nutrition · 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.advnut.2023.10.003
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