Aria Bendix is the breaking health reporter for NBC News Digital.
A number of studies have suggested that eating only during a limited window of time can help some people lose weight. But it's unclear why: Does the strategy just help people eat less, or is there something beneficial about keeping meals within a shorter time frame? New research falls in the former camp, suggesting that the amount of calories people consume matters more than the timing.
The results were similar to the findings of a randomized trial last year, which found that intermittent fasting was similar to calorie counting as a weight loss strategy. However, research overall on time-restricted eating is mixed: A six-year study didn’t find a link between weight change and limiting food intake to a specific time window. The new trial was distinctive in that the researchers controlled what all participants ate — a rarer and more complex experiment design.
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