HEALTH EXPERT SHARES BEST TIMES FOR BREAKFAST AND DINNER IF YOU WANT TO LOSE WEIGHT

Dr Michael Mosley, a popular English health expert, has shared some tips on the best times to have your breakfast and dinner if you're trying to lose weight. He suggests that eating breakfast a bit later than usual and having your evening meal a bit earlier could help in your weight-loss journey.

In his book, Just One Thing, he recommends eating all your meals within a 12-hour window. He said: "If you want to lose a bit of weight and improve your metabolic health, change your meal times. That means having breakfast a bit later and your evening meal a bit earlier."

"It's also known as time-restricted eating and I would recommend you start by trying to eat all your meals within a 12-hour window."

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Time-restricted eating is a type of intermittent fasting where you only eat during a certain period each day or week. Other types of intermittent fasting include the 5:2 fast, where you eat normally for five days a week and fast for two days.

On Dr Mosley's BBC Radio 4 podcast, Just One Thing, he shared an eating plan which involves having dinner at 7 pm and then only drinking water until 9.30 am the next morning.

Dr Mosley isn't the only one to highlight the positive effects of time-restricted eating, as various recent studies also back the benefits. A study, published in the journal Nutrition and Diabetes, looked at 30 obese males and females who followed an eight-week time-restrictive eating program.

The findings revealed a weight loss of approximately 24 pounds on average, compared with about 20 pounds in the 30 people who didn't fast. Another study, published in the journal Frontiers in Nutrition, also found that time-restrictive eating helped people with weight loss and changes in body composition.

Research, published in the Journal of Translational Medicine, revealed that intermittent fasting could improve metabolic syndrome and heart disease markers. Despite the wealth of health benefits, the Mayo Clinic recommends talking to your doctor before starting intermittent fasting. "Intermittent fasting is safe for many people, but it's not for everyone," the health portal adds.

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