Posted on 11/01/2023 5:11:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Time-restricted eating, also known as intermittent fasting, can help people with type 2 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, according to a new study.
Participants who ate only during an eight-hour window between noon and 8 p.m. each day actually lost more weight over six months than participants who were instructed to reduce their calorie intake by 25%. Both groups had similar reductions in long-term blood sugar levels, as measured by a test of hemoglobin A1C, which shows blood sugar levels over the past three months.
The study was conducted at UIC and enrolled 75 participants into three groups: those who followed the time-restricted eating rules, those who reduced calories and a control group. Participants' weight, waist circumference, blood sugar levels and other health indicators were measured over the course of six months.
Krista Varady said that participants in the time-restricted eating group had an easier time following the regime than those in the calorie-reducing group. The researchers believe this is partly because patients with diabetes are generally told to cut back on calories by their doctors as a first line of defense, so many of these participants likely had already tried—and struggled with—that form of dieting. And while the participants in the time-restricted eating group were not instructed to reduce their calorie intake, they ended up doing so by eating within a fixed window.
"Our study shows that time-restricted eating might be an effective alternative to traditional dieting for people who can't do the traditional diet or are burned out on it," said Varady. "For many people, counting time is easier than counting calories."
There were no serious adverse events reported during the six-month study. Occurrences of hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) did not differ between the diet groups and control groups.
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The control group and the fasting group had the same overall problems with low blood sugar occasions.
I found out while trying to donate a kidney to my Dad that my hemoglobin A1C was a 5.7. Because of that, Temple University Hospital would not take my Kidney as I was considered pre-diabetic. I cut out most of the sugar, and sodium in my diet, and was able to drop 21 lbs. and lower my A1C to 5.5 so I am no longer considered pre-diabetic. Before my glucose tolerance test, my fasting(15 hours) glucose was a 111. After I changed my diet, my fasting(12 hours) glucose was a 91.
Yep, Intermittent Fasting is much closer to what humans were designed for long before Kellogs Corn Flakes entered the scene. Basically, it’s dumb to eat breakfast and it’s smart to also avoid lunch, if you’re up to it. Others, including some here, go much, much, further than that, at times.
I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes about 23 years ago. Have only taken oral meds, and have no sugar related issues. I only eat two meals a day by choice. I'm just not hungry, and I don't get hypoglycemic. My endocrinologist put me on Jardiance about 2-3 years ago, and over a 26 months period, I lost about that much in weight. I had never lost weight like that before, and asked him about it. He sent me for an upper and lower CAT Scan with dye and contrast, to make sure that there wasn't a reason for losing that weight. They found nothing, and so we attributed the weight loss to the Jardiance.
On the other hand, my sister-in-law who lives in Ontario, NY, about 2 1/2 hours from me, was put on Metformin many years ago, and never prescribed any testing equipment. The Metformin has given her the $hits for years, but she's never complained about it to her doctor. Then last year, she wasn't feeling well, didn't want to eat anything, but wasn't bright enough to stop taking the Metformin. She ended up almost going into diabetic shock because her blood sugar was so low. Thankfully, her son-in-law went over to check up on her that morning, and found her incoherent. He called an ambulance, and she was in the hospital for a good week. I told my niece that no doctor should be prescribing a pill to control a person's sugar level without providing them with diabetic testing paraphernalia, even if she only tested her blood sugar once a week. Nobody had bothered to advise her that if she wasn't eating, to stop taking the Metformin. She's now living with her daughter (my niece), so if she has any more health emergencies, someone will be with her 24 hours a day.
Got diabetes?
Don’t eat so damn much!
Worked for me, I lost 75 pounds and my last A1C was 5.2
CC
We learned the hard way that hypothyroid folks cannot store glycogen (heart,
Liver, other vital organs). So be careful of any low carb, or restrictive eating.
bkmk
I have been eating this way most of my adult life. When I don’t, I gain weight. If my weight is too low (rarer and rarer as I age), I eat a little breakfast. Too high, I don’t eat at all until after noon and then only light or snack lunch of things protein heavy to avoid craving sugar, full dinner of whatever I want, and dessert or snacks are finished by 8-9pm.
You don’t crave food all day long if you just set a sane schedule and you know you are going to eat well every evening. And I don’t ever restrict portions at dinner, ever. As long as you eat at least one solid meal a day, you are going to be fine.
Exception: If you actually work your butt off physically and I mean really work then you need a early lunch and a dinner or you simply won’t have the energy to go through the day. But at those output levels, you’ll be gaining muscle and holding or losing weight anyway.
But the main takeaway is, you want about 14-16 hours of not eating a day and for most of us the only sizeable meal you should eat is dinner.
Breakfast is absolutely unnecessary and unhealthy. Almost NO ONE needs a morning meal in our society except growing children, very heavy physical laborers, and pro athletes.
And this is the problem that non diabetics never see...
Low blood sugar...
High blood sugar will kill you eventually.
Low blood sugar will kill you right now.
Diabetics have to eat.
Having said that, this study is very interesting....
Hmmm....
Of course it is. “Intermittent Fasting” is what so many of us did when we were younger without having a name for it until we were told to knock it off and “get healthy” by eating 3 meals a day with 17,482 servings of carbs.
I never got fatter faster than when I tried to “get healthy”.
We do this. Nothing to eat after supper (6pm-ish) then we don’t eat again until Noon the next day, which gives us 18 hours of ‘fasting.’
(Of course, we can have water and other lo-carb/calorie liquids. We both usually have tea or some other warm drink when settling in for the night.)
Once you’re into this routine, it’s really easy to do.
We either do a ‘Breakfast Brunch’ with an egg dish (scrambled, omelet, casserole) and lean meat or have soup and a sandwich ‘wrap’ with a low-carb wrap and lean meat and lots of lettuce, sliced peppers, anything on the low-carb end of the scale.
Also - only TWO meals a day helps with the ‘Starvation Diet’ Brandon has us on with FOOD inflation and every other lovely unnecessary expense he’s foisted upon us. *SPIT*
Friday, October 13, 2023
Calorie restriction in humans builds strong muscle and stimulates healthy aging genes
NIH study suggests a small reduction in daily calories is beneficial for wellness.
Reducing overall calorie intake may rejuvenate your muscles and activate biological pathways important for good health, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and their colleagues. Decreasing calories without depriving the body of essential vitamins and minerals, known as calorie restriction, has long been known to delay the progression of age-related diseases in animal models. This new study, published in Aging Cell, suggests the same biological mechanisms may also apply to humans.
Researchers analyzed data from participants in the Comprehensive Assessment of Long-Term Effects of Reducing Intake of Energy (CALERIE), a study supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA) that examined whether moderate calorie restriction conveys the same health benefits seen in animal studies. They found that during a two-year span, the goal for participants was to reduce their daily caloric intake by 25%, but the highest the group was able to reach was a 12% reduction. Even so, this slight reduction in calories was enough to activate most of the biological pathways that are important in healthy aging.
“A 12% reduction in calorie intake is very modest,” said corresponding author and NIA Scientific Director Luigi Ferrucci, M.D., Ph.D. “This kind of small reduction in calorie intake is doable and may make a big difference in your health.”
More at link
From the link in 13, this could fit in the inflammation thread…
“ lower caloric intake upregulated genes responsible for energy generation and metabolism, and downregulated inflammatory genes leading to lower inflammation.
“Since inflammation and aging are strongly coupled, calorie restriction represents a powerful approach to preventing the pro-inflammatory state that is developed by many older people,” said Ferrucci.”
I screwed up Big Time today. I had a small glass of OJ at ‘brunch’ and I also had a Clementine orange.
For some reason I FORGOT how much the acid in oranges effects me! (It also effected my Dad & Sister)
I was one hurting pup all day. I’m just NOW feeling better and it’s time for bed.
What a dope. We need to pay attention and LISTEN to our bodies.
Ice Cream used to do that to me when I had some at night. I’d wake up with terrible acid and grab the Tums. Took me forever to realize it was the Ice Cream causing it. I can eat it during the day, which is rare anymore for me, but not after 6 or so.
Improbable under natural circumstances. If you OD on insulin, yeah but not normally.
Dude..
I’m diabetic.
Low blood sugar will kill you right now.
When you are diabetic you can’t control your blood sugar.
High or low.
If your sugar crashes, you will die unless you get sugar into you, or get your ass to a hospital, where they will inject you with sugar.
Nothing natural about diabetes.
And yes, my blood sugar has crashed.
Not cool.
My friend had his crash bad.
His wife found him wandering the aisles in the local Kmart, moaning her name.
Seven months ago my A1C was 7.1, and I was given meds, which I never took. Decided to change my diet and exercise more...dropped 19 lbs, and my A1C is now 5.8. Still a ways to go but light at the end of the tunnel.
If you’re treating your diabetes (with insulin or substitute), yes, you can go too low. But that’s from the medication. if you or non-diabetics don’t take medication, you will never go low. Your body will not let you. The exceptions will be starvation or an anorexic disorder (both treatable). If low blood sugar is a concern, they have CGMs which continually monitor your glucose and will alarm in an emergency state. But it is the medication which drives blood sugar low not the body.
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