#weight-loss

Stylised set of balance scales with a fat-droplet icon on one side and a bread-grain icon on the other, level

"Eating fat makes you fat"

Metabolic-ward trials find low-fat and low-carb diets produce similar fat loss at matched calories — fat isn't uniquely fattening compared to other calories.

Myth

Bar chart comparing similar weight-loss outcomes between a time-restricted eating group and a standard-meal-pattern group

ResearchMeal Timing

What the TREAT Trial Actually Found About Time-Restricted Eating

Over 12 weeks, 16:8 time-restricted eating produced no statistically significant weight-loss advantage over a standard three-meals-a-day pattern, once the modest calorie reduction that occurred naturally in the time-restricted group was accounted for.

Single RCT