Posted on 10/11/2024 1:13:38 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
To keep weight in check, it is not only important to consider what we eat, but also the times at which we eat. According to a study, there are two specific habits that are associated with a lower body mass index (BMI) in the long term: keeping a longer overnight fast and eating breakfast early.
The study involved more than 7,000 volunteers aged 40-65 from the GCAT | Genomes for Life cohort, a project led by the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP).
"Our results, in line with other recent studies, suggest that extending the overnight fast could help maintain a healthy weight if accompanied by an early dinner and an early breakfast. We think this may be because eating earlier in the day is more in line with circadian rhythms and allows for better calorie burning and appetite regulation, which can help maintain a healthy weight," explains Luciana Pons-Muzzo.
The team used a statistical technique called 'cluster analysis' to group individuals with similar characteristics. From the results of this analysis, the authors were struck by a small group of men whose first meal of the day was after 14:00 and who, on average, fasted for 17 hours.
"There are different ways of practicing what is known as 'intermittent fasting' and our study relates to one of them, which is overnight fasting. What we observed in a subgroup of men who do intermittent fasting by skipping breakfast is that this practice has no effect on body weight," says Camille Lassale.
"At the basis of this research is the knowledge that unusual food intake patterns can conflict with the circadian system, the set of internal clocks that regulate the cycles of night and day and the physiological processes that must accompany them," she adds.
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I have severe reflux and stopped eating dinner about 5 years ago.
Best decision I ever made. No more stomach aches and lost 30 pounds and kept it off.
Did you eat the same amount overall, but just at different times?
No I actually eat less overall.
I eat about the same size meals for breakfast and lunch as before.
I’ve heard the latest conventional wisdom is to eat very light to “break your fast” in the morning, like you’d break any longer fast. Get rid of the eggs, breakfast meats and other heavy fare. Just a slice of whole wheat bread and coffee or low-sugar juice.
I do 4 oz. chia pudding with fresh berries in the morning and feel great.
Breakfast at 0730, dinner at 1600.
No nighttime snacks.
That’s my goal.
Thanks.
This article’s claim makes sense, but I think the eating less is more contributory to the weight loss
“May be”, “could be”, “might”, “in some”
The thing I hate about the intermittent fasting regimen is it doesn’t take into account shift workers or night owls. I’ve tried modifying it on my own which should work, right? Except it hasn’t yet after months of trying. We’re not all early birds and “the experts” should know that by now.
Eat breakfast like a King, lunch like a Prince, dinner like a Pauper.
I eat between 11 am and 5 pm everyday. I also eat 10 eggs daily. Weight is great and bloodwork excellent. Occasional alcohol is my vice.
I’m eating a Payday bar as I read this. I’m a bad boy tonight…
Bkmk coffee loophole—does it work?
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