Changing the times of eating breakfast and dinner can lead to a reduction in body fat in people who are overweight and obese. This is the result of a study by scientists from the University of Surrey in Great Britain, described in the "Journal of Nutritional Sciences".
British scientists conducted a 10-week experiment to evaluate the effectiveness of feeding in the model of "time-restricted feeding" - consumption in a limited time window, otherwise - the nutritional window. The experiment was designed to determine how meal times affect the amount and type of food consumed, body composition, and risk indicators for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
30 people participated in the survey. They were divided into 2 groups. Those from the first, the so-called the control group, ate breakfast and dinner at their usual times. Those on the other were asked to eat breakfast 90 minutes later than usual and dinner 90 minutes earlier than usual. All participants completed diet diaries before and during the study, and questionnaires after completion of the study. Everyone also provided blood samples - before and after the test. Study participants were not on a strict diet. They could eat what they always had, but only in the "eating window".
As a result of the experiment, it turned out that people who changed their meal times lost an average of twice as much body fat within 9 weeks and consumed less food per meal than people in the control group.
If these results are confirmed in subsequent time-limited nutrition studies, it is possible that a diet based on the "eating window" model will have wide-ranging he alth benefits. However, this type of diet can be difficult to incorporate into your daily life over a long period of time. 57 percent people in the study stated that they could not stick to the new me altimes for more than 10 weeks (duration of the experiment) as it would not be compatible with family and social responsibilities. So it would be necessary to adjust the "eating window" to the modern lifestyle.
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