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  • Metabolic Health
  • Chronobiology

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  • Time-restricted eating (TRE) shows cardiometabolic benefits, but adherence is challenging.
  • Existing TRE methods have fixed or unspecified fasting windows, neglecting sleep's role in metabolic regulation.
  • An individualized approach aligning fasting with sleep may improve adherence and outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if extending overnight fasting by 3 hours, aligned with habitual sleep, improves cardiometabolic health.
  • To assess the impact on nighttime autonomic function, blood pressure, and glucose regulation.
  • To compare this sleep-aligned TRE with habitual eating patterns.

Main Methods:

  • Randomized parallel-arm controlled trial with 39 overweight/obese adults (36-75 years).
  • Intervention group: 13-16 hour overnight fasting (last meal ≥3 hours before sleep).
  • Control group: Habitual 11-13 hour overnight fasting. Intervention duration: 7.5 weeks.

Main Results:

  • Extended overnight fasting significantly improved nighttime diastolic blood pressure dipping.
  • Secondary outcomes showed improved nighttime autonomic function (heart rate, variability, cortisol) and glucose tolerance.
  • No significant improvement in insulin sensitivity (Matsuda Index) was observed.

Conclusions:

  • Extending overnight fasting by 3 hours, aligned with sleep, enhances cardiometabolic health in middle-aged/older adults.
  • This approach improves coordination of circadian- and sleep-regulated autonomic and metabolic activity.
  • Sleep-aligned TRE is a novel, accessible lifestyle intervention for cardiometabolic health.