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Appetite & Satiety, Evidence Watch, Food Environment & Behavior

Testing ultra-processed food and fullness-hormone responses

Burrito, cheese fries, and soda on a tray

A controlled 14-day trial found a ~95% ultra-processed diet left fullness-hormone responses unchanged in lean young adults — a bounded null. Satiety hormones were not significantly disrupted in a short, controlled crossover study. What this means In a tightly controlled…

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January 28, 2020

Departments, Diet Claims & Controversies, Evidence Watch, Weight Regulation

An 8-hour eating window showed more weight loss — in a group of 11

Does a shorter eating window work better? Early pooled data say maybe — weakly Preliminary pooled analysis: more weight loss on an 8-hour eating window — but the 8h arm had 11 people, and the dose-response faded on adjustment. What…