Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis
IntroductionIntermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular dietary pattern for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), and initial studies in animal models and human trials indicate promising results for improving symptoms and slowing disease progression. Most studies published to date have focused on...
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| description | IntroductionIntermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular dietary pattern for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), and initial studies in animal models and human trials indicate promising results for improving symptoms and slowing disease progression. Most studies published to date have focused on alternate day fasting or fasting mimicking diets including a 5:2 pattern, in which participants greatly restrict calorie intake on two non-consecutive days and eat regularly on other days; however, time restricted eating (TRE) may be equally effective for improving symptoms and may lead to better long term adherence due to its focus only on the time of day in which calories are consumed with no restriction on number of calories or types of food consumed.MethodsThe purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a TRE intervention in adults with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS). Participants (n = 12) were instructed to eat all food within an 8-h window every day and fast the remaining 16 h for 8 weeks.ResultsThe eating pattern was determined to be feasible based on retention rates (n = 11; 92%) and acceptable based on participant feedback.DiscussionExploratory results of changes in cognition, pain, and fatigue, indicate that further study of TRE in this population is warranted.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04389970; NCT04389970. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f594ee0f2324bd59419d240893a198b2023-01-12T06:33:40ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Neurology1664-22952023-01-011310.3389/fneur.2022.10871261087126Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosisBrooks C. Wingo0John R. Rinker1Kathryn Green2Courtney M. Peterson3Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United StatesDepartment of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United StatesDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United StatesIntroductionIntermittent fasting (IF) has become a popular dietary pattern for adults with multiple sclerosis (MS), and initial studies in animal models and human trials indicate promising results for improving symptoms and slowing disease progression. Most studies published to date have focused on alternate day fasting or fasting mimicking diets including a 5:2 pattern, in which participants greatly restrict calorie intake on two non-consecutive days and eat regularly on other days; however, time restricted eating (TRE) may be equally effective for improving symptoms and may lead to better long term adherence due to its focus only on the time of day in which calories are consumed with no restriction on number of calories or types of food consumed.MethodsThe purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a TRE intervention in adults with relapsing remitting MS (RRMS). Participants (n = 12) were instructed to eat all food within an 8-h window every day and fast the remaining 16 h for 8 weeks.ResultsThe eating pattern was determined to be feasible based on retention rates (n = 11; 92%) and acceptable based on participant feedback.DiscussionExploratory results of changes in cognition, pain, and fatigue, indicate that further study of TRE in this population is warranted.Clinical trial registrationhttps://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04389970; NCT04389970.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1087126/fullmultiple sclerosisdiettime-restricted eatingintermittent fastingpatient-reported outcomes |
| spellingShingle | Brooks C. Wingo John R. Rinker Kathryn Green Courtney M. Peterson Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis Frontiers in Neurology multiple sclerosis diet time-restricted eating intermittent fasting patient-reported outcomes |
| title | Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| title_full | Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| title_fullStr | Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| title_short | Feasibility and acceptability of time-restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| title_sort | feasibility and acceptability of time restricted eating in a group of adults with multiple sclerosis |
| topic | multiple sclerosis diet time-restricted eating intermittent fasting patient-reported outcomes |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2022.1087126/full |
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