Time-Restricted Eating Linked to Less Severe COVID

Time-restricted eating is not the same as intermittent fasting, but both are linked to a lower risk of severe COVID illness. In a post-COVID world, there must be a greater focus on preventive health.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• Researchers studied the effect of consistent periodic fasting on severe COVID illness and found it reduced the risk of hospitalization and mortality but not the risk of contracting the illness

• The study confirmed past research that intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating, which are two different types of eating patterns, reduces …