Results of a new weight loss study were published this week, leading to headlines proclaiming intermittent fasting 'isn't a magic diet trick after all'.
The researchers aimed to test whether adding a restriction on what time of day you were allowed to eat to the usual low calorie diet led to greater weight loss compared to just following a low calorie diet.The participants were randomized to follow either the low calorie diet that had reduced their usual daily energy intake by 25 percent, or the same low calorie diet with the addition of a time period during which they were allowed to eat in an eight-hour window between 8am and 4pm each day.
Although there was a 1.8 kilogram difference between the groups, it was not a statistically significant difference. The researchers also reported that in China, the biggest meal is usually eaten in the middle of the day, so that was not influenced by the time restriction. In countries where the evening meal is the biggest or people snack all evening, then time restriction may still be a beneficial way to reduce intake.
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