Researchers on the College of Western Australia are searching for individuals to take part in a well being examine which can study the outcomes and advantages of time-restricted consuming.
The scientists are looking for members who commonly apply time-restricted consuming reminiscent of intermittent fasting or the ‘One Meal a Day’ food regimen, which claims to assist individuals drop some pounds by forcing your physique to burn fats.
Professor Sandra Thompson, from UWA’s College of Allied Well being and the Western Australian Middle for Rural Well being, mentioned time-restricted consuming concerned limiting the hours an individual eats and has been proven to have potential advantages for weight reduction, enhance blood sugar regulation and different metabolic markers.
“We need to discover the acceptability of time-restricted consuming from completely different views to find out whether or not this strategy might be adopted by individuals who wrestle with weight problems,” she mentioned.
“We need to know the expertise of sufferers as we nonetheless do not know who this technique will go well with, who will wrestle and who might have further assist or would profit from different approaches.”
Dr Hilmi Rathomi, from UWA’s College of Inhabitants and International Well being, mentioned weight problems and being chubby have been main well being considerations affecting greater than two billion individuals worldwide and discovering a sensible and efficient solution to deal with this was a problem.
“We have already got some members on board and are actually searching for extra males and people of a youthful age to share their experiences,” Dr Rathomi mentioned.
“Any residents of WA who’ve been training time-restricted consuming for not less than three months are eligible to take part.”
Contributors will likely be requested to participate in a 30 to 60 minute on-line interview which can cowl matters reminiscent of their weight management journey, causes for utilizing time-restricted consuming, boundaries and facilitators and the influence on their well being and social life.
All information will likely be saved confidential.
