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Associations Between Eating Windows and Health Outcomes in Children and Adolescents from the ALSPAC Cohort.

Jill Townley, Sam Leary, Julian Hamilton-Shield, Melanie de Lange, Elanor C Hinton, Kate Northstone

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Article in Nutrients, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jill TownleyBristol Dental School, University of Bristol, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-7582-8991
Sam LearyBristol Dental School, University of Bristol, 1 Trinity Walk, Bristol BS2 0PT, UK.
Julian Hamilton-ShieldNIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Diet and Physical Activity Theme, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2601-7575
Melanie de LangeMRC Integrative Epidemiology Unit, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-4541-1877
Elanor C HintonNIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, Diet and Physical Activity Theme, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol BS8 2BN, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-2793-8552
Kate NorthstonePopulation Health Sciences, University of Bristol, Learning & Research Building, Level 1, Southmead Hospital, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK.

Funding

UK Medical Research Council and Wellcome (ALSPAC) 217065/Z/19/ZUniversity of Bristol scholarship funding (JT) N/AWellcome Trust
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Abstract

backgroundTime-limited eating (TLE) improves body weight and metabolic health in adults; however, little is known about effects in younger populations (YP). TLE in adolescents can reduce calorie consumption, but studies have not demonstrated superior weight loss compared to other dietary practices. Minimal research exists into associations between eating window (EW) in YP and health outcomes.

methodsThree-day diet diaries (ages 7, 13 years) collected in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) were used to calculate EW. Height, weight, body composition, blood pressure, and fasting bloods were recorded during clinic visits at ages 7, 13, and 24. Linear or logistic regression models were used to analyse cross-sectional and longitudinal associations, accounting for potential confounders.

resultsMean EW was 10.9 h (standard deviation 1.1) and 11.1 h (1.8) at ages 7 and 13, respectively. At age 7 (N = 4799), a longer EW was positively associated with body mass index z-score (BMIz) (beta coefficient (β) 0.04 (95% confidence interval 0.01, 0.07)

conclusionsA longer EW in adolescence was associated cross-sectionally with lower BMIz, WtHR, WC, DBP, and FM and longitudinally with lower FM at age 24, albeit with small effect sizes.

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DietFeeding BehaviorAdolescentBlood PressureBody CompositionBody Mass IndexBody WeightChildCross-Sectional StudiesDiet RecordsFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleTime FactorsYoung AdultadolescentsALSPACbody compositionchildrenchrono-nutritioneating durationeating windowsmetabolic healthtime-limited eating

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PMID40944244
PMCPMC12430200

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