Researchers have provided more evidence that eating earlier in the day might be good for you – and eating all of your meals within a 10-hour window could be healthier, too.
The study is small but was specifically designed to assess eating schedules' effects on the body. Researchers hope to expand on the findings.
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland and the University of Surrey in England had expected those who had a big breakfast and small dinner would burn more calories and lose more weight. Instead, they found no differences in subjects after they followed the two meal patterns. That's because researchers found that firefighters who ate all of their meals within a 10-hour window significantly decreased levels of bad cholesterol, improved mental health, and reduced alcohol intake by about three drinks a week.
Participants picked any 10-hour window with breakfast within two or more hours after waking and dinner three hours or more before going to bed on their off days, Panda told USA TODAY. Most chose 8 to 10 a.m. for breakfast; noon to 1 p.m. for lunch; and 6 to 8 p.m. for dinner, he said.
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