Popular for weight loss, intermittent fasting may help with diabetes too [View all]

October 27, 202311:01 AM ET
By Will Stone

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Research suggests that simply having less time to eat can lead people to cut down on how much they ultimately consume, without the rigmarole of watching each calorie.

Now, new research bolsters the case that intermittent fasting — specifically limiting when you eat to a given window of time during the day — can be a safe and effective strategy for managing Type 2 diabetes.

The study, published on Friday in JAMA Open, finds people with Type 2 diabetes can dmo[shed weight and manage their blood sugar by eating only within an 8-hour window each day.

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Those who only ate between 12 p.m. and 8 p.m. ended up losing nearly double the amount of weight as those who counted their calories.

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/27/1208932809/popular-for-weight-loss-intermittent-fasting-may-help-with-diabetes-too