From the article: 8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death.
Many of you will be asking about this, so let me address it here first. The headline screams “Intermittent Fasting Increases Risk of Heart Disease” but if you read the article, you’ll find that this is not actually the case. This “study” was based on 24-hour dietary recall (in other words, what did you eat yesterday?) The “researchers” admit this is flimsy data, because people may not remember it correctly or not report accurately.
The researchers also state that nutrient levels were not considered and may be the real cause of elevated markers of poor health and risk of disease. They also explain that previous studies have found that time-restricted eating, or intermittent fasting, showed a favorable effect on several cardiometabolic health measures, such as blood pressure, blood glucose, and cholesterol levels.
This quote from the researchers themselves sums it up nicely and should have been the real headline: “Although the study identified an association between an 8-hour eating window and cardiovascular death, this does not mean that time-restricted eating caused cardiovascular death.” The takeaway here is don’t believe everything you read. These people were followed over a period of years and only reported two day’s worth of eating. Read the article for yourself: 8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death.
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