The Claim
A 10-hour time-restricted eating regimen applied for three weeks reduces 24-hour glucose oxidation by approximately 17.6 g/day in adults with type 2 diabetes, without altering total energy expenditure or fat oxidation.
What the research says
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In adults with type 2 diabetes, eating within a 10-hour window each day for three weeks lowers the amount of glucose burned for energy by about 17.6 grams per day, while total energy use and fat burning remain unchanged.
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A 10-hour time-restricted eating regimen for three weeks reduces 24-hour glucose oxidation by approximately 17.6 g/day in adults with type 2 diabetes, without altering total energy expenditure or fat oxidation, suggesting a shift in substrate utilization.
When eating is limited to a 10-hour window, the body spends more time without food, which causes it to store incoming glucose as glycogen in muscle and liver instead of burning it for energy. This reduces the amount of glucose burned over 24 hours without changing how much total energy the body uses or how much fat it burns.
What the research says
1 studyWhen adults with type 2 diabetes ate only within a 10-hour window for three weeks, their bodies burned about 17.6 grams less glucose per day, even though they still burned the same total amount of calories and fat — meaning their bodies used glucose differently.
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