Find out the ultimate weight loss meal times, no diet or exercise required!

Losing weight is always a difficult journey, when many people struggle with strict diets, tiring workouts but the results are not as expected.

The good news is that scientists have now discovered a unique method to lose weight effectively without dieting or strenuous exercise.

New research recently published in the scientific journal Nutrients has found that eating at certain times of the day helps lose weight more effectively than at other times, according to the medical news site News Medical.

The study, conducted by scientists from Hiroshima University (Japan), with the participation of 28 healthy university students, average age 23.4, looked at the impact of mealtimes on weight and endurance parameters in healthy adults without exercise. This is the first time, human research has directly compared late mealtimes and early mealtimes in healthy people without exercise.

Eating in the early hours (8-9am to 2-3pm) helps lose an average of 1.6kg after 2 weeks

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Participants were divided into two groups according to a fixed-time eating pattern:

Group by early meal time: First meal from 8 - 9 am, last meal from 2 - 3 pm.

Group by late meal time: First meal from 12 - 13 o'clock, last meal from 18 - 19 o'clock.

Each diet was maintained for four weeks, followed by two weeks of normal eating, and then the groups were switched. During the trial, no one exercised.

The results found that weight loss was greater in both groups, but more pronounced in the early-eating group. Specifically:

Eating in the early hours (8-9am to 2-3pm) helps to lose an average of 1.6kg after 2 weeks.

Eating during the late hours (12-13 pm to 18-19 pm) helps to lose an average of 0.61 kg.

Thus, eating early helps lose about 1 kg more weight than eating late, even though the total amount of food does not change, according to News Medical.

According to researchers, earlier mealtimes are more in sync with digestive circadian rhythms and insulin sensitivity. This can reduce fat mass and glucose levels, allowing blood sugar and energy to be processed more efficiently.

In addition, the early meal time frame maintains a fasting period lasting from mid-afternoon to the next morning, promoting the body to switch to using stored fat for energy, contributing to weight loss.

The study authors concluded: Simply changing the timing of meals, without exercise, can help with weight loss. Eating earlier in the day is more effective for weight loss and is consistent with the body's biological mechanisms. Maintaining this habit may be a simple, feasible, and inexpensive strategy for weight control.

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