• howrar@lemmy.ca
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    19,000 adults says it’s an observational study, which means there’s a good chance that people go on these diets as an attempt to fix an existing problem.

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      23 hours ago

      That’s my takeaway as well:

      They found the elevated cardiovascular risk was consistent across socioeconomic groups, and strongest among smokers and people with diabetes or existing heart disease - suggesting they should be especially cautious about long-term, narrow eating windows.

      I’ve been following 16:8 fasting for 2 years, mainly to lose a couple of pounds, not because of pre-existing conditions. I’ve been able to get down to my ideal weight because of it, and so far don’t really feel any bad effects.

  • JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org
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    24 hours ago

    Has this been replicated, or is the report detailed enough to attempt replication?

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    Summary Results and Conclusion:

    Results

    During a median follow-up of 8.1 years, compared with eating duration of 12–14 h, eating duration <8 h was robustly associated with higher cardiovascular mortality (HR, 2.35 [95 % CI, 1.39–3.98]), but not with all-cause and cancer mortality. The positive association with cardiovascular mortality remained consistent across 8 subgroups stratified by race/ethnicity, socioeconomic factors, and smoking status, and survived 14 sensitivity analyses. However, the association with all-cause mortality did not survive many sensitivity analyses.

    Conclusions

    Although a positive association was observed between eating duration <8 h and cardiovascular mortality, further research is required to understand whether this risk is attributed to the short eating duration itself or residual confounding resulting from its contributing factors.

  • WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    The comments on HN indicate the significant brain rot of the techno-fascist user base. So many commenters who don’t know anything about statistics, acting as though their anecdotal evidence has value, and casting doubt on medical science…