Can Intermittent Fasting Help With Diabetes?
Intermittent fasting can help people with diabetes safely lose weight and control blood sugar levels, according to a new study. Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes who only ate during an eight-hour window each day lost more weight over six months than those who reduced their calorie intake by 25 percent. Both groups also had similar reductions in long-term blood sugar levels, according to the findings, published in JAMA Network Open.
Study senior author Professor Krista Varady, of the University of Illinois in the US, said: “Our study shows that time-restricted eating might be an effective alternative to traditional dieting for people who can’t do the traditional diet or are burned out on it. “For many people trying to lose weight, counting time is easier than counting calories.”
The study included 75 participants into three groups: those who followed the time-restricted eating rules, those who reduced calories and a control group. Participants’ weight, waist circumference, blood sugar levels and other health indicators were measured over six months. Those in the time-restricted eating group found it easier to follow the regime than those in the calorie-reducing group.
Excerpted from MSN
