Hormonal
Time-restricted eating (TRE), defined as restricting daily caloric intake to a consistent 8–12 hour window, prevents and manages chronic metabolic diseases by aligning nutrient intake with circadian rhythms, independent of caloric restriction.
Restrict your daily food intake to an 8–12 hour window each day. For example, eat all your meals between 8 AM and 4 PM, or 10 AM and 6 PM. Try to keep this window consistent every day. You do not need to count calories or restrict the amount of food you eat, but aligning your eating with your body's natural clock helps regulate blood sugar and metabolism.
In this paradigm, daily caloric intake is restricted to a consistent window of 8–12 h. This paradigm has pervasive benefits on multiple organ systems.
Why this rating
The paper is a review of animal models and emerging human studies, citing robust mechanistic data but noting that human clinical trials are still emerging.
Source
Time-Restricted Eating to Prevent and Manage Chronic Metabolic Diseases
Amandine Chaix et al. · Annual Review of Nutrition · 2019
DOI 10.1146/annurev-nutr-082018-124320
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