Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population : A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors' conclusion
Time-restricted eating is more effective in producing weight loss when compared with control but not more effective than CR in a racially diverse population.
Study context
- Population
- Adults with obesity, University of Illinois Chicago, January 2021 to September 2022; mean age 40 years, 33% Black, 46% Hispanic77 completed
- Participants
- 90 adults
- Comparison
- 8-hour time-restricted eating (TRE) vs CR vs control
- Primary endpoint
- Change in body weight
- Follow-up
- Month 12
Methodological details12-month, not blinded
- 12-month
- Not blinded
Primary result
As reported in the abstract
Weight loss
Difference, kg (95% CI)P value
TREvs Control−4.87% [CI, −7.61% to −2.13%]
−4.61(−7.37 to −1.85)
P ≤ 0.01CRvs Control−5.30% [CI, −9.06% to −1.54%]
−5.42(−9.13 to −1.71)
P ≤ 0.01Between TRE and CR0.43% [CI, −3.48% to 4.34%]
0.81(−3.07 to 4.69)
P = 0.68Further findings
Mean, kcal/d
| Outcome | TRE | CR |
|---|---|---|
| Reduction in energy intake · month 12 | −425 (SD 531) | −405 (SD 712) |
Original publication
Time-Restricted Eating Without Calorie Counting for Weight Loss in a Racially Diverse Population : A Randomized Controlled Trial. Ann Intern Med. Published 27 June 2023. doi:10.
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