Department of Health Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Opole, Katowicka 68, 45-060, Opole, Poland.
Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Opole University of Technology, Prószkowska 76, 45-068, Opole, Poland.
Sci Rep. 2022 Jun 14;12(1):9816. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-13904-9.
The main aim of the study was to determine the effectiveness of time-restricted eating (TRE) in reducing body fat and lowering body mass index in early elderly men with overweight (65-74 years). An additional goal was to determine the feasibility of applying TRE for extensive use in elderly men. This study included a group of 46 healthy men (EXP = 23 persons, CON = 23 persons). The six-week intervention in the experimental group involved complete abstinence from food intake for 16 h per day, from 08:00 to 12:00 p.m. After the intervention, the body weight decreased in the EXP group (- 1.92 kg) with a 95% CI (1.14-2.70) compared to the CON group. There was also a decrease in the Visceral fat mass (- 0.64 l) with 95% CI (0.46-0.82) and in the waist circumference (- 3.11 cm) with 95% CI (1.89-4.33) in the EXP group compared to the CON group. The skeletal muscle mass did not change significantly. There was no significant change in the control group, either. The application of TRE in early elderly overweight men resulted in positive changes in body composition and visceral fat. All participants succeed in the prescribed diet plan, which shows that TRE is easy to maintain for early elderly overweight men and may become an essential obesity treatment tool in these age groups.
这项研究的主要目的是确定限时进食（TRE）在减少超重（65-74 岁）早期老年男性体脂肪和降低体重指数方面的有效性。另一个目标是确定 TRE 在老年男性中广泛应用的可行性。这项研究包括 46 名健康男性（实验组 EXP=23 人，对照组 CON=23 人）。实验组的 6 周干预措施包括每天完全禁食 16 小时，从上午 8 点到下午 12 点。干预后，实验组的体重下降（-1.92kg），置信区间（95%CI）为（1.14-2.70），与对照组相比。实验组的内脏脂肪量（-0.64l），置信区间（95%CI）为（0.46-0.82），腰围（-3.11cm），置信区间（95%CI）为（1.89-4.33）也有所下降，与对照组相比。骨骼肌质量没有显著变化。对照组也没有明显变化。TRE 在早期老年超重男性中的应用导致身体成分和内脏脂肪发生积极变化。所有参与者都成功地遵守了规定的饮食计划，这表明 TRE 很容易被早期老年超重男性维持，并且可能成为这些年龄组肥胖治疗的重要工具。
