For a long time it’s been believed that eating earlier during the day assists weight loss, but a recent research showed that it may not be the case.
Eating early isn’t the key
To check the popular belief, scientists compared results of two groups of people who were overweight and had diabetes or prediabetes.
The people in two groups were given the same healthy meals, with one group getting the bulk of calories before 1 pm and the second group consuming most calories after 5 pm. The study had 41 participants and monitored results for 12 weeks.
People in both groups lost weight and their blood pressure dropped, regardless of the time when the majority of calories were consumed by participants.
This was an unexpected result as previously it was believed that the time when the food is consumed is important to how the body processes food. However, the group that was eating most of its food early during the day didn’t show higher results of losing weight. The same with blood pressure, there was no more substantial impact as compared to the other group.
The only thing difference between the two groups was the time when the bulk of food was consumed, otherwise the diet was identical.
The scientists also plan to further extend on this research by checking the blood sugar levels, as well as the effect on insulin and other hormones depending on the time of meals.
The study was conducted by a group of scientists from John Hopkins University in Baltimore.
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