Zeitlich begrenztes Essen kommt Erwachsenen mit metabolischem Syndrom zugute: Patienten, die 3 Monate lang innerhalb eines Zeitfensters von 8 bis 10 Stunden aßen, zeigten im Vergleich zu Standardbehandlungen eine verbesserte Blutzuckerregulierung und Stoffwechselmarker

>In a new clinical trial, researchers at the Salk Institute and University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that time-restricted eating—also known as intermittent fasting—could offer significant health benefits to adults with metabolic syndrome. Patients who ate within a consistent eight-to-ten-hour window each day for three months saw improvements in several markers of blood sugar regulation and metabolic function compared to those who received standard treatments

>In the study, 108 adults with metabolic syndrome were randomly sorted into either the time-restricted eating group or the control group. Both groups continued to receive standard-of-care treatments and underwent nutritional counseling on the Mediterranean diet. Participants also logged their meals using the myCircadianClock mobile app, developed at Salk.
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>After three months, patients who had completed the time-restricted eating regimen showed improvements in key markers of cardiometabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol. They also saw lower levels of hemoglobin A1c, a marker of long-term blood sugar control. This reduction was similar in scale to what is typically achieved through more intensive interventions by the National Diabetes Prevention Program.
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>The time-restricted eating group also showed 3-4% greater decreases in body weight, body mass index (BMI), and abdominal trunk fat, a type of fat closely linked to metabolic disease. Importantly, these participants did not experience significant loss of lean muscle mass, which is often a concern with weight loss.
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>The TIMET trial adds to a growing body of evidence supporting the use of time-restricted eating as a practical, low-cost intervention to improve cardiometabolic health. The promising results suggest that healthcare providers could consider recommending the lifestyle intervention to patients with metabolic syndrome as a complement to existing treatments, though additional long-term studies are needed to determine whether time-restricted eating can sustain these benefits and ultimately reduce the risk of chronic disease.

Paper: [Time-Restricted Eating in Adults With Metabolic Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0](https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M24-0859)