The Claim

A 12-week time-restricted eating intervention reduced diastolic blood pressure by 12.15 mmHg in firefighters with baseline diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mmHg, compared to no such reduction in controls.

Source: Feasibility of Time-Restricted Eating and Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health in 24-Hour Shift Workers: The Healthy Heroes Randomized Clinical Trial

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

Among firefighters with high diastolic blood pressure, a 12-week time-restricted eating schedule lowered diastolic blood pressure by 12.15 mmHg, while blood pressure remained unchanged in those who did not follow the schedule.

See the scientific wording

In firefighters with baseline diastolic blood pressure ≥85 mmHg, a 12-week time-restricted eating intervention reduced diastolic blood pressure by 12.15 mmHg, a clinically meaningful improvement not observed in controls.

Why this might work

Eating all meals within a 10-hour window resets the body's internal clock, which improves how the body uses insulin and reduces stress on blood vessels. This allows blood vessels to relax more, lowering the pressure in the arteries during heart relaxation.

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What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Feasibility of Time-Restricted Eating and Impacts on Cardiometabolic Health in 24-Hour Shift Workers: The Healthy Heroes Randomized Clinical Trial

    Firefighters with high blood pressure who ate all their meals within a 10-hour window for 12 weeks saw their bottom blood pressure number drop by over 12 points—without eating less or losing weight—while those who didn’t change their eating habits didn’t see that drop.

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