Set the alarm! Eating breakfast before 8:30 can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the study finds
- Previous studies have suggested that daily consumption in a shorter period is better
- Researchers in the United States analyzed data on health and diet in 10,574 adults in the United States
- They divided the subjects into groups based on how long they ate
- The team found that insulin resistance was lower in those who ate first before 8:30 a.m.
Eating breakfast before 8:30 in the morning can reduce your insulin resistance, reducing your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study found.
In people with type 2 diabetes, insulin that allows glucose to enter and fuel cells does not work properly. Diabetics are at risk of serious health complications.
These can include eye, heart and leg injuries – in patients treated with dietary changes, medications, weight loss and exercise.
US experts analyzed health and dietary data in more than 10,500 adults to see how the time and duration of daily consumption affects diabetic risk factors.
The paper was inspired by previous studies that suggested that “limited time consumption” – consumption only in a shorter period of time during the day – improves metabolic health.
Eating breakfast before 8:30 in the morning can reduce blood sugar levels and insulin resistance, reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, a study found
“We found that people who started eating earlier that day had lower blood sugar levels and less insulin resistance,” said paper author and endocrinologist Marriam Ali of Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.
This, she added, was “whether they limited their food consumption to less than 10 hours a day or their food consumption was spread over more than 13 hours a day”.
“With an increase in metabolic disorders such as diabetes, we wanted to expand our understanding of nutritional strategies to help address this growing concern.”
In their study, the team analyzed data on the health and dietary intake of 10,574 American adults who signed up for the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.
They divided the subjects into six groups based on the total duration of food consumption – less than 10 hours a day, 10-13 hours and more than 13 hours – and whether they ate for the first time each day before or after 8.30. . I have
The researchers then compared each group to investigate how the duration and timing of daily consumption could affect fasting blood glucose levels and estimated inulin resistance levels.
The team’s analysis revealed that fasting blood sugar levels did not differ significantly between groups.
However, they found that insulin resistance was higher among those who ate for a shorter time during the day – and lower in all groups who started screaming before 8:30 in the morning.
These findings suggest that timing is more strongly associated with metabolic measures than duration and support early feeding strategies, Dr. Ali concluded.
The full results of the study are presented at ENDO 2021, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, which takes place practically between March 20-23, 2021.