Effects of an early, late, and self-selected time-restricted eating intervention on weight loss maintenance in adults with overweight or obesity: A 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial
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- #weight loss maintenance
- #randomized controlled trial
- #time-restricted eating
- Early and late time-restricted eating (TRE) maintained greater body weight loss compared to usual care at 12-month follow-up.
- Early TRE showed significant fat mass loss compared to usual care.
- Both early and late TRE had reductions in fat-free mass compared to usual care.
- Pooling all TRE schedules reinforced differences with usual care.
- Only 26% of participants reported engaging in TRE during the 12-month follow-up period.
- A 12-week TRE intervention may be an effective long-term strategy for weight loss maintenance.