More than one-third of adults have metabolic syndrome, a group of conditions such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol and obesity that increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes.
American scientists have just published a study in the Annals of Internal Medicine , discovering a simple way to reduce the risk of stroke. According to the science website Science Alert , this study brings new hope in preventing serious health conditions. This discovery could pave the way for more effective approaches. Let's explore how to protect your health from this advanced research.
Time-restricted eating within 8-10 hours significantly improved metabolic syndrome
A research team from the Salk Institute and the University of California San Diego (USA) conducted a 3-month trial on 108 people with metabolic syndrome, with an average age of 59.
All participants received nutritional counseling, but one group followed a time-restricted diet and a control group continued to eat at normal times.
Before the study began, participants' average eating window was more than 14 hours (e.g. breakfast at 6 a.m., dinner at 8 p.m.).
During the study, the time-restricted eating group reduced their eating window to 8-10 hours (e.g. breakfast at 8am, dinner at 4-6pm).
Reduces the risk of stroke, heart attack and diabetes
The results were promising, time-restricted eating for 8-10 hours a day significantly improved metabolic syndrome, thereby reducing the risk of stroke, heart attack and diabetes.
Specifically, by the end of the study, the time-restricted eating group had improvements in key body biomarkers related to blood sugar and cholesterol, as well as long-term blood sugar regulation.
They also lost more weight, belly fat and body mass index without losing muscle mass, all of which lead to a reduced risk of heart attack, stroke and diabetes.
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of heart attack, stroke and type 2 diabetes
In particular, they also significantly improved their average blood sugar index HbA1c, which means a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes or reduced progression of diabetes, according to Science Alert.
The reason why changing meal times works so well is because the body processes sugar and fat very differently depending on the time of day, explains Salk Institute biologist Satchidananda Panda.
According to the authors, this is a promising start that almost anyone can try.
Patients with metabolic syndrome have cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, high blood sugar, abdominal fat, high blood lipids, and low levels of good cholesterol. If left untreated, it can lead to serious and chronic conditions such as heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, said Pam Taub, MD, a cardiologist at the University of California, Berkeley.
Researchers say this method could be an easy way to treat metabolic syndrome, as it only requires changing meal times without changing what you eat, according to Science Alert.
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