When people eat earlier, their bodies burn slightly more calories digesting food after lunch and dinner, but their resting calorie burn stays the same.

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Early Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation but Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2019 Aug

The study found that eating earlier in the day didn’t make people burn more calories overall, even after meals, so it doesn’t support the claim that it boosts calorie burning after lunch and dinner.

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Early Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation but Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans

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DOI: 10.1002/oby.22518

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