The Benefits of Early Time Restricted Eating

Calories eaten in the morning count less and are healthier than calories eaten in the evening.

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That was my big takeaway from all the intermittent fasting research I looked at, if possible, eat earlier in the day, so now I try to eat dinner early (I know that’s not possible for everyone) but most people should at least be able to avoid late night eating whenever possible. Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, with or without an early pauper’s dinner would probably best.

If you missed the previous video, see Time-Restricted Eating Put to the Test (

Here are the rest of the fasting videos that are up now:
• The 3,500 Calorie per Pound Rule Is Wrong (
• The Reason Weight Loss Plateaus When You Diet (
• The New Calories per Pound of Weight Loss Rule? (
• The Benefits of Calorie Restriction for Longevity (
• Potential Pitfalls of Calorie Restriction (
• Benefits of Fasting for Weight Loss Put to the Test (
• Is Fasting Beneficial for Weight Loss? (
• Is Fasting for Weight Loss Safe? (
• Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Put to the Test (
• Is Alternate-Day Intermittent Fasting Safe? (
• Does Intermittent Fasting Increase Human Life Expectancy? (
• The 5:2 Diet and the Fasting-Mimicking Diet Put to the Test (

But I have even more coming out, spread over the next year or two. They will be on Fasting for Disease Reversal and Fasting and Cancer, which if you don’t want to wait are available for download ( now.

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-Michael Greger, MD FACLM

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