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Trial reportThe journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences2026

Caloric restriction and time-restricted eating in older adults with overweight or obesity: The Health, Aging, and Later-Life Outcomes Pilot Study.

Denise K Houston, Jason Fanning, Barbara J Nicklas, James P Delany, Fang-Chi Hsu, Shyh-Huei Chen, Michael Walkup, Rebecca H Neiberg, Cynthia L Stowe, Kimberly Kennedy and 5 more

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Trial report in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Denise K HoustonDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3355-4304
Jason FanningDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5527-1698
Barbara J NicklasDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
James P DelanyAdventHealth Orlando, Translational Research Institute, Orlando, Florida, United States.
Fang-Chi HsuDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Shyh-Huei ChenDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Michael WalkupDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Rebecca H NeibergDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-0719-6520
Cynthia L StoweDepartment of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Kimberly KennedyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Mark A EspelandDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-3711-1949
Jamy D ArdDepartment of Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Michael E MillerDivision of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
W Jack RejeskiDepartment of Health and Exercise Science, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Stephen B KritchevskyDepartment of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3336-6781

Funding

Wake Forest Claude D. Pepper OAIC - RenewalP30AG021332 · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · 2002 to 2025
$7.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001420NIA NIH HHS P30 AG021332NIA NIH HHS P30AG021332NIA NIH HHS U01 AG073240NIA NIH HHS U01AG073240
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn animal models, caloric restriction (CR) and time-restricted eating (TRE) extend lifespan and healthspan; however, the long-term benefits in humans are unknown. The goal of the Health, Aging and Later-Life Outcomes Pilot (HALLO-P) was to inform the design of a definitive trial to evaluate the long-term effects of CR and TRE in older adults with overweight or obesity.

methodsHALLO-P randomized 90 older (≥60 years) adults with obesity or overweight to one of three 9-month interventions: (1) 20% CR delivered in-person; (2) 20% CR delivered remotely (RCR); and (3) 8-hour TRE with ad libitum caloric intake. The degree of sustained CR (by doubly labeled water), the sustainability of TRE, participant retention, and changes in body mass and composition, physical performance, and cardiometabolic risk factors were examined.

resultsParticipants had a mean (SD) age of 67.2 (4.9) years and BMI of 31.7 (2.9) kg/m2; 62% were female and 83% White. Participant retention was 92%. The mean (SD) percent CR was 4.5% (11.0) in CR and 6.0% (10.3) in RCR. TRE participants reported eating within an 8.5-hour window a median of 84% of days. Mean change in body mass was -4.4, -6.7, and -1.0 kg in CR, RCR, and TRE, respectively. CR and RCR lost fat and lean soft tissue. Chair stand and 400-m walk times improved in RCR and TRE, and there were improvements in glucose and cholesterol levels in all 3 groups.

conclusionsHALLO-P showed that the CR and TRE interventions were feasible and associated with improvements in health status over 9 months despite not achieving the target CR.

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Caloric RestrictionIntermittent FastingObesityOverweightAgedAgingBody CompositionBody Mass IndexFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPilot ProjectsCaloric restrictionOlder adultsTime-restricted eating

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PMID41766355
PMCPMC13049596

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