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Type 2 diabetes is man-made\u2014that is, diet-made. There is no question about that.<\/p>\nType 2 diabetes is man-made\u2014that is, diet-made. There is no question about that.<\/p>\n
Usually, when people want to reverse type 2 diabetes, they try to eat healthier or eat less.<\/p>\n
It makes sense and definitely helps.<\/p>\n
However, according to a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, it\u2019s even more important to change WHEN you eat.<\/p>\n
This one little change can improve sleep, drop weight, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and most shockingly, cure type 2 diabetes.<\/p>\n
Human circadian rhythms developed during a period when we ate all our meals within a shorter time window, which is why researchers decided to explore whether it was better to eat all our daily meals during a 10-hour period to match these rhythms.<\/p>\n
The study participants were 19 American adults with metabolic syndrome.<\/p>\n
Initially, they ate their meals over a 14-hour period each day for two weeks. They logged what they ate, and their health information and blood samples were collected.<\/p>\n
Participants were then put on a 12-month eating plan with a 10-hour eating window, eating later in the mornings and earlier in the evenings to accommodate the new schedule. They continued to log their food and time.<\/p>\n
By the end of the 12-month intervention, the scientists found:<\/p>\n
1) 23% improvement in the amount of restful and regular sleep.
\n2) 3.3 kg (7.3 lbs) average weight reduction.
\n3) 1.1-point average drop in body mass index and a reduction in unhealthy abdominal fat.
\n4) 7 and 11% reductions in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol, respectively.
\n5) 4 and 8% drops in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively.
\n6) 5% reduction in fasting blood glucose.
\n7) 21% reduction in fasting insulin.<\/p>\n
These findings indicate that a time-restricted diet can prevent metabolic syndrome, diabetes, and other conditions such as obesity, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol that contribute to them.<\/p>\n