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Randomized trial · measured other health measures

12-week pilot trial in 27 young people with diabetes: no clear difference from control

Hegedus and colleagues · Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2024

Original title: Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial of Late 8-Hour Time-Restricted Eating for Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes.

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What the study found

No difference

Within the fasting group, BMI measure fell -3.4% (95%CI: -6.1, -0.7, p = 0.02), but there was no significant difference between fasting and control (all p > .05). Study was a small feasibility pilot.

The study at a glance

Type of study
Randomized trial
Who or what was studied
27 people · teens and young adults aged 13 to 21 with type 2 diabetes
What was tested
eating only noon to 8 pm without counting calories, vs eating over 12 or more hours, for 12 weeks
What it measured
Several kinds of outcomes
How long
12 weeks
Who has a stake
No stake declared
No financial relationships or conflicts declared.
Journal
Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2024
Source
PubMed record 39464252. This page is based on the abstract only.

How much this study counts

  • ✓Randomized: people were put into groups by chance, so the groups start out alike.
  • –Small: 27 people. Small trials can miss real effects or find chance ones.
  • •Lasted 12 weeks.
  • •Measured several kinds of outcomes.
  • ✓No competing interests declared.
  • •Summarized from the PubMed abstract only. The full paper may hold details the abstract leaves out.

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Where this study sits

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  1. Trials in people: weight loss

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    5 benefit, 2 mixed, 2 no difference

  2. Trials in people: other measures

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    4 benefit, 3 mixed, 1 no difference

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  3. Trials in people: lab tests or safety

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    1 benefit

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  • No direction
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How it fits with the other research

The short answer to “Does intermittent fasting help with weight loss?”

Yes, but about like calorie cutting.

Confidence: moderate. Based on 26 on-topic papers.

Read the full answer

Of the other 7 papers on the same step: 4 benefit, 3 mixed. This one found no difference. It differs from most of them.

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