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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Bryony Gooch

Reducing eating hours may cut risk of dementia, research suggests

Limiting the time you eat to a nine-hour window and avoiding eating four hours before bed could reduce the risk of dementia, a new clinical trial has suggested.

A pilot study looking at older women who were overweight or obese found that cognitive skills were improved for those who restricted the hours in which they ate compared with those that didn’t.

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