To Stay Fit, Eat on Time

A study conducted by an institute in the US has found that eating in a 10-hour window prevents diabetes and heart disease.

A study conducted by researchers from the Salk Institute in la Jolla, united States, has found that those who manage to have their breakfast, lunch, dinner and any other snacks in between within a 10-hour window are more likely to lose weight and improve their blood pressure (BP), blood sugar and cholesterol levels. The study has been published in the journal ‘Cell Metabolism’. Participants in the study were asked to undergo a regimen called ‘time-restricted eating’ which is a variation of the now widely popular method of ‘intermittent fasting’.

Those fasting intermittently, to either lose weight or improve health, follow a diet that mimics fasting for a day or more, every week or month, whereas time-restricted eating limits a person to consuming all the daily calories in a relatively narrow window. Research indicates that time-restricted eating, practised daily, can widen the period during which our body’s major visceral organs are put into a state of rest and recovery. “unlike counting calories, time-restricted eating is a simple dietary intervention to incorporate, and we found that participants were able to keep the eating schedule,” said Dr. Satchidananda Panda, co-author, and professor at Salk’s Regulatory Biology laboratory.