Thread by @nick_krontiris

Contrary to some studies suggesting that time‐restricted eating could improve circadian rhythms and play a role in metabolic regulation, this one found that the frequency and the size, rather than the timing, of meals to be stronger determinants of weight change over time.

- The window of time between first to last meal was not associated with weight change over an average of about 6 years of follow‐up.

- The average daily number of large and medium meals was associated with increased weight over time, suggesting that the meal frequency and meal sizes, rather than the timing of meals, was a stronger determinant of weight gain over time.

- On the contrary, the number of small meals was inversely associated with weight change.

- Analysis also suggested that some dietary behaviors, such as the total number of meals per day, may be representative of long‐term dietary patterns and were found to be associated with weight trajectories up to 10 years before the time of dietary measurements.

That said, some of the findings may suggest advantages to an eTRF approach:

- Individuals with shorter time from wake up to first meal and with longer time from last meal to sleep appeared to have less weight increase.

Association of Eating and Sleeping Intervals With Weight Change Over Time: The Daily24 Cohort (open access)

doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.1…

#nutrition #diet #weightloss #Fasting #IntermittentFasting