News-Medical.Net January 22, 2026
A large network meta-analysis shows that when people eat may matter as much as what they eat, with early time-restricted eating emerging as the most effective strategy for improving metabolic health.
In a recent review published in the journal BMJ Medicine, researchers examined whether time-restricted eating (TRE) can improve metabolic outcomes and explored whether particular TRE patterns are more effective than others.
They concluded that when compared with usual diets, TRE was associated with significant improvements in multiple metabolic outcomes. Early TRE consistently showed superior benefits compared with late eating, while the effects of eating window duration were inconsistent.
Background
Non-communicable diseases account for a substantial proportion of global mortality. Modifiable risk factors such as excess body weight, hypertension, impaired...
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