Time-restricted eating for body weight management in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
Authors' conclusion
Our results show that in women with PCOS, TRE induced greater weight loss than the controls and was comparable to that achieved with daily CR.
Study context
- Population
- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
- Participants
- 76 women
- Comparison
- 6-h time-restricted eating (TRE) vs daily calorie restriction (CR) vs no-intervention control
- Primary endpoint
- Percent change in body weight
- Follow-up
- 6 months
Methodological detailsthree-arm
- Three-arm
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
TRE vs Control
−4.32 %
95% CI −6.20 to −2.44P < 0.01
CR vs Control
−4.66 %
95% CI −7.13 to −2.19P < 0.01
Between TRE and CR · no difference
0.34 %
95% CI −2.15 to 2.83P = 0.79
Safety
- No serious adverse events were reported
Original publication
Time-restricted eating for body weight management in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Nat Med. Published 27 March 2026. doi:10.
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