Caution Against Overinterpreting Time-Restricted Eating Results
- 22 February 2021
- journal article
- letter
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Internal Medicine
- Vol. 181 (6), 877-878
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8934
Abstract
To the Editor Lowe et al1 recently published a randomized clinical trial reporting that extended daily fasting, or time-restricted eating (TRE), does not improve body weight or cardiometabolic risk factors and slightly decreases appendicular lean mass, a surrogate for muscle mass. This important study is the largest published trial of TRE and suggests that TRE does not improve cardiometabolic health, or the effects may be smaller than previously reported. Identify all potential conflicts of interest that might be relevant to your comment. Conflicts of interest comprise financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including but not limited to employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speaker's bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued. Err on the side of full disclosure. If you have no conflicts of interest, check "No potential conflicts of interest" in the box below. The information will be posted with your response. Not all submitted comments are published. Please see our commenting policy for details.Keywords
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