Does time‐restricted eating add benefits to calorie restriction? A systematic review
Authors' conclusion
The addition of TRE to CR regimens resulted in greater weight loss and improvements in cardiometabolic risk factors in some studies; however, the majority of studies did not find additional benefits.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with overweight and/or obesity; Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) searched in PubMed, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar through April 2023
- Participants
- 579 adults7 studies
- Comparison
- Calorie restriction (CR) + time-restricted eating (TRE) vs CR alone
- Outcome
- Changes in body weight and cardiometabolic disease risk factors
Methodological detailsenergy-matched conditions, duration ≥8 weeks
- Energy-matched conditions
- Duration ≥8 weeks
Pooled result
As reported in the abstract
Greater weight loss and reductions in diastolic BP with CR + TRE vs CR alone after 8 to 14 weeks
2 studies
Greater improvements in TG and glucose tolerance with CR + TRE (3 days/week) vs CR alone following 26 weeks
1 study
Significant increases in homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) with CR + TRE vs CR alone after 8 weeks
1 study
Original publication
Does time‐restricted eating add benefits to calorie restriction? A systematic review. Obesity (Silver Spring). Published 21 February 2024. doi:10.
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