The Claim

Approximately 50% of participants who completed a 12-week initial program continued to follow their assigned dietary intervention—either time-restricted eating or caloric restriction—at the 6-month follow-up mark, suggesting moderate adherence over the longer term.

Source: Post-intervention sustainability of time-restricted eating versus caloric restriction: a secondary analysis

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Description
1 study reviewed
In plain English

About half of the people who finished a 12-week diet program were still sticking to their diet plan six months later, whether it was eating within a certain time window or cutting calories.

See the scientific wording

Approximately half of the participants who completed the initial 12‑week program were still practicing their assigned diet (time‑restricted eating or caloric restriction) at 6 months, indicating moderate long‑term adherence.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Post-intervention sustainability of time-restricted eating versus caloric restriction: a secondary analysis

    The study looked at two diet plans and found that about half of the people were still following them 6 months later, which matches the claim.

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