Does Intermittent Fasting Work in Post Menopause Women?
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This study appeared in: Menopause: The Journal of The Menopause Society
Article Title: Comparative study of time-restricted eating on body composition and metabolic parameters in climacteric women with obesity: analysis of a pre-post intervention.
Link: This is a subscription-only journal, but you can access the abstract
The Purpose of the Study
To compare a low-calorie diet with time-restricted eating (TRE), commonly known as “intermittent fasting”, to a low-calorie diet without time-restricted eating in post menopause women.
Background
On average, women put on 5-7 pounds during perimenopause and are twice as likely as mid-life men to have obesity. The reason for weight gain during the menopause transition is a result of changes in glucose and lipid metabolism, increased visceral body fat, and alterations in sleep, all driven by the loss of estrogen.
Multiple other studies have shown the benefits of time-restricted eating, such as a reduction in body weight and improvement in cardiometabolic factors. The benefits are greatest in longer periods of fasting (18 hours).