Posted on 07/27/2022 4:11:40 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
A study finds following a time-restricted eating (TRE) protocol, which limits food to a 10-hour window, shows promising beneficial metabolic effects in adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D).
TRE is a strategy for improving metabolic health and is intended to counteract the detrimental effects of eating throughout the day by limiting the duration of food intake (typically 12 hours or less) and restore the cycle of daytime eating and prolonged fasting during the evening and night.
Previous studies show that TRE leads to promising metabolic changes in people with overweight or obesity, including increased fat burning, decreased blood sugar levels and improved insulin sensitivity; but these effects have not been studied in detail. Moreover, while these results are promising, these studies used extremely short eating time windows (6-8 hours) and highly controlled study settings, making such protocols difficult to implement in daily life.
TRE was found to decrease 24-hour glucose levels, primarily as a result of lower nocturnal blood sugar, and the average time spent with blood glucose in the normal range increased to 15.1 hours versus 12.2 hours during the CON phase. Morning fasting glucose was consistently lower among the TRE group than those on the control diet, which might have been the result of lasting changes in nocturnal glucose control. Time spent in hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) was not significantly increased by TRE and no serious adverse effects were reported resulting from the protocol, demonstrating that an eating window of approximately 10 hours is a safe and effective lifestyle intervention for adults with T2D.
Unlike a previous study into TRE, this one did not show that the protocol had any effect on insulin sensitivity. However, the earlier research had used a much shorter 6-hour food intake window with the last meal being consumed at 3:00 in the afternoon.
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This makes a lot of sense in the rhythm of the orexin/hypocretin nervous system. The orexin system is primitive and has only three modes, eat, sleep and go. It is tied to the brain’s circadian melatonin system which is controlled by the optic nerve and the pineal gland. The orexin system energizes or de-energizes organs as needed for function.
You need a lot of will power to avoid eating after 3pm.
Reason limiting food hours works is simple.
Diabetes II is not lack of insulin, but rather insulin resistance. Eating often throughout waking hours causes frequent release of insulin, which results in insulin resistance in muscle cells.
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Look at the people in Europe...a lot of cultures don’t eat their final meal of the day until like 9 p.m. And they don’t have the health problems America does. (so I’ve read).
I do this often: Fasting between 7pm and 11am. The morning fast is far easier. It makes a lot of sense to give your body a break from constant eating. However, I’ve never lost much weight by restricted eating time. I’m hoping there’s some other benefit.
I wonder if most cultures have cupcakes and moon pies stacked to the ceiling in the average grocery store.
I’m under 100lb, not too worried, but...heck, I don’t get home until sundown and dinner’s around 10pm. Not a great cook but so far no nightmares.
As long as you don’t use the smoke detector as your cooking timer, you’ll be fine.
Interesting. Just speaking for myself as a non diabetic, after getting used to a four hour window there was no going back. And I haven’t seen evidence that under six improves anything but weight loss.
I only eat between naps...
I’m a huge fan of Dr Jason Fung and have read his books. He is a Canadian nephrologist who has reversed T2 diabetes in hundreds of patients by advising low carb high fat diets, intermittent fasting and time restricted eating. In his book about fasting, he claims that in 9 years of medical training, he received 4 hours regarding nutrition. I find it galling that doctors give nutritional and diet advice when they are just parroting misguided FDA information.
We were not designed to eat multiple meals per day, all day long. We are designed for survival which before 100 years ago meant we had times of plenty and times of little. We are eating things that weren’t invented 100 years ago- processed food, seed oils.
Here’s my weight lose protocol. I limit my food intake to one daytime show. I only attempt to eat while watching The View. The side effect is bulimia, but I’ve lost nearly 40 lbs in the last month.
I just started intermittent fasting. I’ve finished my first week. I eat between 11:30 AM and 7:30 PM, because that’s what works best with my family schedule.
So far I lost 6 pounds in the first 5 days, eating my usual diet, which is somewhat healthy. Weird. I’m not really eating anything different- just at different times.
I’m finding this one of the easiest life style changes to make. In fact, it’s freeing to not have to jam an early breakfast into my busy morning routine, and after the first 3 days I didn’t miss it.
So to lose weight we have to watch crappy soap operas and The View?
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