Time Restricted Eating for the Reversal of Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome affects at least 33 percent of all Americans and has serious adverse health and economic implications. Time restricted eating (TRE), or limiting the hours in a day in which one consumes calories, is a proposed alternative to pure caloric restriction, which is the mainstay of dieta...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
01-01-2021
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| Summary: | Metabolic syndrome affects at least 33 percent of all Americans and has serious adverse health and economic implications. Time restricted eating (TRE), or limiting the hours in a day in which one consumes calories, is a proposed alternative to pure caloric restriction, which is the mainstay of dietary treatment at present. While considerable research has been done to investigate the effectiveness of different TRE regimens on various sample populations, to date, there has been no large scale study to assess the benefits of TRE in a population of individuals with metabolic syndrome. This project seeks to answer the question: Will one year of time restricted eating in a population of adults with metabolic syndrome have an impact on cardiometabolic health? Adults with metabolic syndrome will be recruited from primary care offices and randomly sorted into a TRE or pure caloric restriction control arm and asked to adhere to the diet for one year. Baseline body composition, lipid levels, blood pressure, glucose regulation markers will be measured and repeated at months three, six, nine and 12. Results will be useful in determining whether TRE is at least as effective in improving biomarkers of cardiometabolic health and should be offered as an alternative to pure caloric restriction. |
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| ISBN: | 9798516944949 |