Intermittent Fasting Shows No Health Benefits When Calories Stay The Same

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Intermittent Fasting Shows No Health Benefits When Calories Stay The Same

New research found that time-restricted eating provides no metabolic improvements when calorie intake remains constant. The study tested 31 overweight or obesity women on two eating schedules for two weeks each. Participants ate identical meals during either 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. windows. Researchers found no meaningful changes in insulin sensitivity, blood sugar, blood fats, or inflammatory markers. “Our results suggest that the health benefits observed in earlier studies were likely due to unintended calorie reduction, rather than the shortened eating period itself,” the study author said.