The weight loss results of time-restricted eating are nearly identical to traditional calorie counting, according to a study from Johns Hopkins University in Maryland published today in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
Time-restricted eating is a dieting method that defines which hours of the day a person consumes daily calories. Also known as intermittent fasting, popular fasting schedules include 16:8 (fasting for 16 hours, eating in an 8-hour window), or the once-weekly 24-hour fast while following a relaxed eating schedule throughout the rest of the week.
Specific calorie counting is generally not part of time-restricted eating.
Past research and promoters of time-restricted eating have stated this diet pattern improves longevity, encourages weight loss through nutritional ketosis, decreases the risk of various diseases, and improves cognition.
