To Maximize Weight Loss, Eat Early in the Day, Not Late
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The difference was narrow, separating the groups only by whether they ate lunch before or after 3PM. (i.e. only a minute or two could separate an "early" from a "late" eater).
"no differences were found in weight loss dependent on the timing of breakfast or dinner"
Worst of all, the "late" group had already been determined to be more insulin resistant (higher HOMA), which pretty much skews any such conclusions in the first place.
The study is almost 3 years old and was subsequently "corrected" since the NPR story, which is likewise almost 3 years old: http://www.nature.com/ijo/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ijo2012...