Ten-Hour Time-Restricted Eating Reduces Weight, Blood Pressure, and Atherogenic Lipids in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Michael J Wilkinson, Emily N C Manoogian, Adena Zadourian, Hannah Lo, Savannah Fakhouri, Azarin Shoghi, Xinran Wang, Jason G Fleischer, Saket Navlakha, Satchidananda Panda, Pam R Taub, Michael J Wilkinson, Emily N C Manoogian, Adena Zadourian, Hannah Lo, Savannah Fakhouri, Azarin Shoghi, Xinran Wang, Jason G Fleischer, Saket Navlakha, Satchidananda Panda, Pam R Taub
Abstract
In animal models, time-restricted feeding (TRF) can prevent and reverse aspects of metabolic diseases. Time-restricted eating (TRE) in human pilot studies reduces the risks of metabolic diseases in otherwise healthy individuals. However, patients with diagnosed metabolic syndrome often undergo pharmacotherapy, and it has never been tested whether TRE can act synergistically with pharmacotherapy in animal models or humans. In a single-arm, paired-sample trial, 19 participants with metabolic syndrome and a baseline mean daily eating window of ≥14 h, the majority of whom were on a statin and/or antihypertensive therapy, underwent 10 h of TRE (all dietary intake within a consistent self-selected 10 h window) for 12 weeks. We found this TRE intervention improves cardiometabolic health for patients with metabolic syndrome receiving standard medical care including high rates of statin and anti-hypertensive use. TRE is a potentially powerful lifestyle intervention that can be added to standard medical practice to treat metabolic syndrome. VIDEO ABSTRACT.
Keywords: TRE; TRF; circadian rhythm; dyslipidemia; hypertension; impaired glucose tolerance; metabolic syndrome; obesity; time-restricted eating.
Conflict of interest statement
Declaration of Interests
All authors have no disclosures related to this manuscript. Pam R. Taub is a consultant for Sanofi/Regeneron, Novo-Nordisk, Boehringer-Ingleheim, Janssen, Pfizer, and Amgen. She is a stockholder of Cardero Therapeutics. S. Panda is the author of “The Circadian Code” for which he collects a nominal author royalty.
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