When it comes to losing weight, it's often the simplest advice that sticks and has the most noticeable benefits for our long-term health. For example, switching to the Mediterranean diet or the Nordic diet, or eating fewer ultra-processed foods.
While there's nothing new about intermittent fasting, a study has examined how meal timing affects body mass index (BMI). Researchers, led by a team from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) in Spain, analysed diet and weight data from 7,074 people aged 40 to 65 from 2018 to 2023.
