For many years, it has been known that eating habits can influence our overall health. Binge eating is one eating disorder that has been known to cause negative health effects. Binge eating refers to the consumption of large amounts of food in a short period of time. However, when becoming a habit, it turns in to a binge eating disorder. Bing eating disorder can cause very serious health issues like overweight, obesity, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and even depression. On the other hand, intermittent fasting and time restricted eating habits have demonstrated to be beneficial for human health and maintaining a healthy weight. The first research that will be presented by Vlyear et al., focuses primarily on how eating habits are adjusted to meet caloric limits and be able to intake the nutrients necessary for the body. The review article by Adafer et al., that will be presented also focuses on eating habits influencing health. However, it takes the approach of analyzing the effects of time restricted eating patterns.
In this research by Valyear et al., it was found that in order to meet a caloric limit, rats adjust their calorie intake based on a couple different factors. Important factors that determine their intake are the amount of calorie availability, how frequently the food is available, and the taste of the food they have availability to. In the study, groups of male rats were split into 2 groups. One group was given sucrose solution everyday (ED), while the other group was given sucrose solution every 3 days (E3D). In experiment 1, both ED and E3D groups were given 4% sucrose solution. It was found that the rats who were given the solution only every 3 days, the E3D group, consumed greater amounts of sucrose solution in order to meet the same caloric limit as the other group. In experiment 2, both groups were split into smaller groups. 1 group in the ED group and 1 group in the E3D group were given 4% sucrose solution, while the rest of the rats were given 8% sucrose solution. It was found that rats who received 4% sucrose solution generally consumed greater amount of sucrose in order to meet the caloric limit. In experiment 3, both groups were given a bitter quinine solution. It was found that although the rats would consume it, they did not consume nearly as much as the sucrose solution. This has been concluded to be due to the bitter taste of the quinine solution. Therefore, it was also concluded that this could be a potential alternative for calorie consumption control. In other words, an alternative for safe and effective dieting.
In this review article by Adafer et al., it was found that time restricted eating can be beneficial for human health. It was also concluded that lengthening daily eating periods can negatively affect health and increase the risk of chronic diseases. This review article analyzed 23 other articles. Throughout the 23 studies, the rate to time-restricted eating compliance was 80%, while there was a 20% unintentional reduction in caloric intake. It was concluded that time restricted eating caused a 3% weight loss overall and it influenced positive metabolic effects. Therefore, indicating time restricting eating can help realign feeding patterns in the circadian clock. Although there's is still much research to be conducted to accurately conclude the exact effects of time restricted eating, this review article states that time restricted eating does indeed have positive health effects benefits on the human body.
Both of these papers contain data that proves eating patterns and behaviors can have an impact on human health and weight. However, they both take different approaches to the subject. The research by Valyer et al., concluded that rats adjust their eating habits to meet the caloric limit depending on the caloric value of the food, the food availability, and the state of the food. However, they also conluded that intermittent eating everyday habits were more effective since it didn’t caused the rats to binge eat. On the other hand, the review paper by Adafer et al., focused on the effects time restricted eating. Therefore, concluding that time restricted eating influences postive metablic effects, reduced the risknof chronic diseases, and weight loss.
References:
Valyear, M. D., & Eikelboom, R. (2021). Reduced caloric intake allows access-induced consumption differences to emerge with concentrated sucrose solutions. Physiology & Behavior, 234, 113388. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113388
Adafer, R., Messaadi, W., Meddahi, M., Patey, A., Haderbache, A., Bayen, S., & Messaadi, N. (2020). Food Timing, Circadian Rhythm and Chrononutrition: A Systematic Review of Time-Restricted Eating's Effects on Human Health. Nutrients, 12(12), 3770. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123770
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