Limiting your calorie intake throughout the day will help you live longer, according to several studies. Many people have adopted the “16:8″ time-restricted diet, where they eat all their food in an 8-hour period and fast for the remaining 16 hours of the day. However, this type of intermittent fasting is not beneficial for health. ” Restricting food intake to less than 8 hours per day was not associated with longer life, compared to a standard diet of 12 to 16 hours per day. durationduration of life », according to a press release.
Increased risk of cardiovascular death
Preliminary research on the association between dietary restriction and all-cause mortality was presented at the sessions in Chicago a few days ago.American Heart Association. Overall, the study suggests that time-restricted eating may have short-term benefits… but long-term negative effects. Results covering more than 20,000 adults (average 48.5 years, half women) associated this type of intermittent fasting with a 91% higher risk of dying from heart disease. Among people who already had cardiovascular disease, fasting increased the risk of dying from heart disease by 66%.
Research limitations
Several limitations highlighted by the scientific community undermine the research conclusions. This is an association, over time a restricted diet does not cause cardiovascular mortality. Additionally, the research relied on self-reported data from participants, who did not otherwise report diet type—diet quality. risk factorrisk factor of deaths – or their weight or their rate CholesterolCholesterol.