[Explanation] It took more than three years for the Guangdong doctor team to complete an original clinical study. The research results are the first in the world to clarify that the obesity treatment model of time-restricted dieting is mainly due to energy restriction, which has innovated the past dieting model. traditional understanding.
Recently, the research paper was published online in the international authoritative journal "New England Journal of Medicine".
[Concurrent] Zhang Huijie, professor of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Considering obesity, the burden is very heavy. Among Chinese adults, more than 50% of the overweight people are overweight. Therefore, a large number of these overweight people will be accompanied by disorders of glucose metabolism, blood lipid metabolism, and even many in the future. People will develop diabetes, so if you control the weight of obese people in the early stage, you can greatly reduce the occurrence of metabolic disorders, so in turn, it is a good way to save the cost of medical and health care, and this problem becomes It has become a very important issue of medical science, so we have carried out such research based on such a major issue of medical science.
[Explanation] The time-restricted eating pattern of "no food after noon" has a long history at home and abroad.
Zhang Huijie said that time-restricted eating is a popular mode of light fasting, which limits the daily eating time window to 8 to 10 hours, and has attracted attention because of its simplicity and effectiveness in reducing weight, improving insulin resistance and metabolic disorders. .
[Concurrent] Zhang Huijie, professor of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
We recruited 139 people. We screened the 139 people from more than 1,000 people, and then monitored their diets for a long time, so that the time they ingested, including the energy they ingested, were all within the one we set. range, and then look at a case of his weight loss after such an intervention, a case of his weight loss improving, and a case of his overall metabolic indicators improving.
Our results found that these two groups, regardless of time-restricted diet, controlled energy intake and regular energy intake at the same time, they were very effective in reducing body weight and improving such various metabolic disorders, especially reducing The amount of fat in the body, this is our main finding.
[Explanation] Zhang Huijie believes that time-restricted diet intervention is as effective as conventional energy restriction, but time-restricted diets such as "no food after noon" are relatively simple and easy to operate, and can achieve the effect of controlling calorie intake relatively simply, and are more maneuverable. .
[Concurrent] Zhang Huijie, professor of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
You can choose to say that you pass the time limit, and he can also go as long as you pay attention to it and pay a little attention to his energy intake, he can achieve effective weight reduction, and it is very simple in this way, so We think its operability may be stronger. In reality, there are many people. In fact, if we recall that we are probably around the world, especially the Asia-Pacific, we are doing such a "no food after noon" or something similar to "after noon". If there is a dietary pattern of "no food", there are probably a group of nearly hundreds of millions of people who are doing it, so obviously this pattern is more acceptable to everyone.
[Explanation] At present, there are various ways to lose weight on the Internet. Are these methods scientific?
In this regard, Zhang Huijie said that in terms of diet, it is very important to pay attention to energy intake.
[Concurrent] Zhang Huijie, professor of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Then, let's take a look at our research. In fact, we can find a few points. First, we have seen some people adhere to a time-restricted diet in the past, but our research has confirmed that you can adopt a time-restricted diet. , but your time-limiting effect may be primarily due to the reduced energy intake that the time-limited time brings.
We would like to remind especially those who are obese or those doctors or those who are losing weight, that he should pay attention to your patients, or that we have these subjects who are implementing such a weight loss program, should Pay attention to his energy intake, and consciously reduce his energy intake.
Wei Jeff Cai Minjie Liu Guanqun Zou Siyao reports from Guangdong
Responsible editor: [He Sanli]