time-restricted eating
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of time-restricted eating
First recorded in 2010–15
Example Sentences
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"There was a modest effect of time-restricted eating to improve spatial planning and problem-solving and on reducing errors related to memory and learning," said Shapses.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 27, 2026
A version of time-restricted eating that is particularly easy to adopt involves limiting food consumption to 11 to 12 hours a day and fasting for 12 to 13 hours a day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Future research will need to explore whether combining time-restricted eating with reduced calorie intake produces stronger benefits.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2026
In other words, the study found only a weak and inconsistent link between time-restricted eating and overall deaths.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2025
Early clinical trials with eating windows of six to 10 hours found that time-restricted eating was “generally safe,” researchers reported in the journal Obesity.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 1, 2024
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