ArticleScientific reports2022
Effect of a six-week times restricted eating intervention on the body composition in early elderly men with overweight.
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- Pooled it
- Early, midday, and late time-restricted eating impact on anthropometry and cardiometabolic health: a network meta-analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- The impact of intermittent fasting on body composition and cardiometabolic outcomes in overweight and obese adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Nutrition journal · 2025Pooled it
- Intermittent Fasting for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Risks: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Current nutrition reports · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of time-restricted eating on body composition and metabolic parameters in overweight and obese women: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Pooled it
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- Comparing caloric restriction regimens for effective weight management in adults: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Time-restricted eating versus dietetic guidance on glycaemic outcomes in adults at risk of type 2 diabetes: a non-inferiority randomised clinical trial.Diabetologia · 2026Trial
- The Effects of Time-Restricted Feeding and Exercise on Cardiometabolic Health in Sedentary Older Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2026Trial
- Caloric restriction and time-restricted eating in older adults with overweight or obesity: The Health, Aging, and Later-Life Outcomes Pilot Study.The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Intervening on Calorie Intake or Eating Timing in Older Adults: Lessons Learned in the Healthy Aging and Late-Life Outcomes Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Trial
- Time-restricted feeding extends healthspan in both sexes and lifespan in male C57BL/6 J mice.Nature aging · 2026Article
- Effects of timing and eating duration of time restricted eating on metabolic outcomes: systematic review and network meta-analysis.BMJ medicine · 2026Article
- Time-Restricted Feeding Extends Healthspan in Female and Lifespan in Male C57BL/6J Mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- The Health, Aging, and Later-Life Outcomes Pilot Study: Design, recruitment, and participants' baseline characteristics.Contemporary clinical trials · 2025Article
- Review
- Examining Associations Between Fasting Behavior, Orthorexia Nervosa, and Eating Disorders.Nutrients · 2024Article
- Energy metabolism dysregulation, cerebrovascular aging, and time-restricted eating: Current evidence and proof-of-concept findings.PNAS nexus · 2024Review
- The Effect of a Combined Intermittent Fasting Healthy Plate Intervention on Anthropometric Outcomes and Body Composition Among Adults With Overweight and Obesity: Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
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Abstract
The main aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of time-restricted eating (TRE) in reducing body fat and lowering body mass index in early elderly men with overweight (65-74 years). An additional goal was to determine the feasibility of applying TRE for extensive use in elderly men. This study included a group of 46 healthy men (EXP = 23 persons, CON = 23 persons). The six-week intervention in the experimental group involved complete abstinence from food intake for 16 h per day, from 08:00 to 12:00 p.m. After the intervention, the body weight decreased in the EXP group (- 1.92 kg) with a 95% CI (1.14-2.70) compared to the CON group. There was also a decrease in the Visceral fat mass (- 0.64 l) with 95% CI (0.46-0.82) and in the waist circumference (- 3.11 cm) with 95% CI (1.89-4.33) in the EXP group compared to the CON group. The skeletal muscle mass did not change significantly. There was no significant change in the control group, either. The application of TRE in early elderly overweight men resulted in positive changes in body composition and visceral fat. All participants succeed in the prescribed diet plan, which shows that TRE is easy to maintain for early elderly overweight men and may become an essential obesity treatment tool in these age groups.
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