Time-restricted eating to improve heart and sugar health
Part of Hormones & metabolism clinical trials.
This study tests whether eating only within a set daily time window can improve cardiometabolic health (things like blood sugar and heart-related measures). You may be eligible if you have overweight and borderline/high-risk blood sugar but do not have diabetes and can follow the eating and testing rules.
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Who can take part
- You can freely consent and follow study instructions and visits
- Age 25–75 years and able to complete all testing
- Body mass index (BMI) between 27 and 45
- Your blood sugar is in a borderline/high-risk range (from fasting glucose, glucose tolerance test, A1C, or insulin-resistance test)
- You usually eat for at least 13 hours per day (your normal eating window is long)
- You do NOT do shift work, are not pregnant/breastfeeding, and do not have a diagnosed eating disorder or sleep disorder
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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