Effects of an early, late, and self-selected time-restricted eating intervention on weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: A 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial.
Timing of eating matters less than consistency for weight loss maintenance—flexible meal timing may boost adherence to time-restricted eating.
This 12-month RCT follow-up shows that early, late, and self-selected time-restricted eating produce comparable weight loss maintenance, suggesting meal timing flexibility does not compromise efficacy while potentially improving adherence. Relevant to cardiometabolic risk reduction interventions.
What the study was
- Study design
- 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial (3 time-restricted eating windows: early, late, self-selected vs control)
- Population
- Adults with overweight or obesity
- Category
- Prevention
- Maturity
- Validated
- Journal
- Clinical Nutrition
Why it surfaced
RCT follow-up supporting flexibility in time-restricted eating protocols — directly implementable lifestyle recommendation. Score capped at 6 due to missing sample size.
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