A new study has found that limiting food intake to specific hours of the day may help slow age-related cognitive decline, adding to growing evidence that when people eat could be nearly as important as what they eat. Researchers reported that time-restricted eating improved learning and memory in older animal models while reducing biological changes associated with brain aging, suggesting that aligning meals with the body's natural circadian rhythm could help preserve cognitive function later in life.
Although the findings are promising, the researchers emphasized that additional studies are needed before time-restricted eating can be recommended specifically as a strategy to prevent cognitive decline.
