Evidence mapPaperPMID 41789310Full record

ArticleFrontiers in aging2026

One-month early time-restricted eating mitigates brain aging and enhances memory in males with metabolic syndrome: an MRI structural study.

Yue Qin, Xiaoshi Li, Lei Wang, FengLin Shuang, Xin Jin, Tingting Qu, Yuying Wang, Yunbing Wu, Juan Tian, Yifan Qian and 4 more

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Frontiers in aging, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Yue QinDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Xiaoshi LiDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Lei WangDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
FengLin ShuangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Xin JinDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Tingting QuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Yuying WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Yunbing WuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Juan TianDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Yifan QianDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Qianqian LvDepartment of Radiology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.
Zirui WangXi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China.
Yarong WangDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.
Ying XingDepartment of Endocrinology, Xi'an Daxing Hospital Affiliated to Yan'an University, Xi'an, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) has emerged as a global health concern challenges to human brain aging and memory function. While early time-restricted eating (eTRE) has been widely recognized as an effective dietary approach for improving metabolic regulation, its potential influence on brain aging and memory performance in individuals with MetS has not yet been fully elucidated. Methods: Twenty three males with MetS were enrolled and underwent a 1-month eTRE intervention. Assessments included metabolic profiling, memory evaluation, and MRI scanning at both baseline and post-intervention. Brain age gap (BAG) was estimated using the brainageR package, after which voxel-based morphometry (VBM) was applied to identify gray matter regions whose structural changes contributed most to brain age alterations. Subsequently, correlation analyses were performed to examine the associations between these regional changes and memory function. Results: After 1-month of eTRE, males with MetS showed a significant reduction in BAG difference ( Conclusion: The 1-month eTRE intervention improved metabolic health, reduced brain aging, and enhanced memory in males with MetS. These benefits were associated with structural changes in the brain, indicating that even a short-term eTRE intervention serve as an effective strategy to promote brain health in individuals with MetS.

Indexed as

brain agecognitive functionearly time-restricted eatingmetabolic syndromevoxel-based morphometry

Identifiers

PMID41789310
PMCPMC12957201

What Socratic holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.