Also known as: time-restricted eating, IF, TRE
Latest evidence update: 2026-12-01
Strongest in Sample size (95). Held back by Recency (68).
Solid mix of RCTs with some methodological gaps.
Confirmed across many independent studies with significant findings.
Tens of thousands of participants pooled across studies.
Studies agree on direction of effect.
Healthy mix of recent and established research.
Effect-size tagged on 19 of 20 claims for this habit. Our research updates daily; remaining claims are pending re-processing.
Areas where research points to a consistent direction of effect. The strength of evidence is graded; the size of the effect is not quantified.
Restricting eating to an 8-10 hour window. Benefits for autophagy, insulin sensitivity, and body composition.
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Gut microbiota-modulating interventions significantly reduced fasting blood glucose in paediatric type 1 diabetes.
Intermittent fasting did not significantly affect interleukin-6 (IL-6) compared to control conditions.
Intermittent fasting resulted in significant reductions in fat mass (kg) in the short term compared to calorie restriction.
Alternate-day fasting (ADF) significantly reduces weight compared to continuous energy restriction (CER) in overweight or obese adults.
Dietary restriction regimens increase IGFBP-1,2 levels as a biomarker of healthy aging.