Intermittent fasting and an early meal may help to prevent type 2 diabetes
Liam Davenport
Intermittent fasting with time-restricted early eating can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes in high-risk individuals, according to the results of a randomised controlled study published in Nature Medicine.
Intermittent fasting plus early time-restricted eating was associated with significant improvement in glucose control compared with caloric restriction alone at 6 months, while both interventions were associated with improved cardiovascular risk markers and reduced BMI compared with standard weight loss advice.
“Following a time-restricted intermittent fasting diet may help reduce the chances of developing type 2 diabetes,” says lead author Leonie K. Heilbronn, Ph.D., University of Adelaide in Adelaide, Australia.
