Limiting food intake in 10-hour window can boost hunger, mood and sleep: Study

Eating in a 10hour window and fasting for the remaining 14 hours is associated with higher energy and mood and lower hunger levels new results from the largest UK study has revealedIntermittent fasting IF or restricting your food consumption to a set window is a popular weight loss regimeA 10hour window means limiting your daily eating schedule to 10 hours and fasting for the remaining 14 hoursFor example if you eat your first bite at 9 am you must eat your last bite by 7 pmDespite some commonly promoting restrictive eating windows as low as six hours the new study showed that even eating within a less restrictive window of 10 hours still has positive health benefits such as changes in mood energy and hungerResults from the trial were presented by researchers from Kingrsquos College London at the European Nutrition Conference on Tuesday Those who were consistent with their eating window had greater benefits than those who varied their eating window day to dayThis is the largest study outside of a tightly controlled clinic to show that intermittent fasting can improve your health in a real world setting Whats really exciting is that the findings show that you donrsquot have to be very restrictive to see positive results said Dr Sarah Berry from Kingrsquos College LondonA 10hour eating window manageable for most people improved mood energy levels and hungerWe found for the first time that those who practised timerestricted eating but were not consistent day to day did not have the same positive health effects as those who were dedicated every day she addedFor the study 37545 people on the ZOE Health app completed the core intervention period of three weeks Participants were asked to eat as normal for the first week and then a 10hour eating window for two weeks Highly engaged participants were 78 per cent female with a mean age of 60 and a BMI of 256 Participants with a longer eating window before the intervention saw an even greater benefit to their healthThe health impact of food is not just what you eat but the time at which you choose to consume your meals and eating window is an important dietary behaviour that can be beneficial for health Findings shows that we donrsquot need to be eating all the time said Kate Bermingham from Kingrsquos College London and ZOEThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever