Human trials
PCOS: time restriction and calorie restriction compared
Time-restricted eating for body weight management in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial
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What it found
Both active approaches reduced weight compared with control. Weight change did not clearly differ between time restriction and calorie restriction.
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A small trial in one clinical population cannot establish benefits for everyone, fertility improvement, or long-term safety.
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- Evidence type
- Randomized controlled trial
- Population or scope
- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome
- Sample or coverage
- 76 randomized
- Study duration or data period
- 6 months
- Comparison
- Eating from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., daily calorie restriction, or an unchanged-diet control.
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