Human trials
Early eating in a small, controlled experiment
Early Time-Restricted Feeding Improves Insulin Sensitivity, Blood Pressure, and Oxidative Stress Even without Weight Loss in Men with Prediabetes
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What it found
Insulin sensitivity and some cardiovascular markers improved during early eating without weight loss.
Keep these limits in view
Eight men cannot represent everyone. This short experiment measured biomarkers, not disease prevention or lifespan; different fasting lengths before testing also complicate interpretation.
Understand the context
- Evidence type
- Randomized crossover trial
- Population or scope
- Men with prediabetes
- Sample or coverage
- 8 participants
- Study duration or data period
- 5 weeks per condition
- Comparison
- A 6-hour early eating window, ending before 3 p.m., versus a 12-hour window; food was provided and weight maintained.
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