6-Hour eating window: a simple diet trick for better health?

NCT ID NCT07574177

First seen May 07, 2026 · Last updated Jun 23, 2026 · Updated 7 times

Summary

This study tests whether eating all meals within a 6-hour window each day can improve body fat, metabolism, and heart health over 12 weeks. Sixty overweight or obese adults without heart disease or diabetes will be randomly assigned to either follow the 6-hour schedule every day or only on weekdays with normal weekend eating. Participants will log their meals and steps at home and have lab tests at the start and end of the study.

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What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance

Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) and Time-Restricted Eating with Intermittent Energy Restriction (TRE+IER)

What this could lead to

If successful, this could show that a simple eating schedule helps people lose body fat and improve heart health without counting calories.

What could go wrong

This is a small, early-stage study with only 60 participants, and it relies on self-reported eating logs. Results may not apply to everyone, and the diet may be hard to stick with long-term.

Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Intermittent Fasting Obesity

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.