ArticleObesity (Silver Spring, Md.)2023
Effect of time-restricted eating on sex hormone levels in premenopausal and postmenopausal females.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Effects of Time-Restricted Eating in Women with Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nutrients · 2026Pooled it
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- Effect of exercise alone and in combination with time-restricted eating on cardiometabolic health in menopausal women.Journal of translational medicine · 2024Trial
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- Effect of time restricted eating versus daily calorie restriction on sex hormones in males and females with obesity.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
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- Sex-Specific Responses to Intermittent Fasting: A Narrative Review Across Physiological, Clinical, and Psychosocial Contexts.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Prevalence of hyperuricemia and gout in relation to night fasting duration and eating frequency: NHANES 2007-2018.Clinical rheumatology · 2026Article
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- Reduced Serum PD-L1 and Markers of Inflammation in Response to Alternate Day Fasting With a Low-Carbohydrate Intervention: A Secondary Analysis of a Single-Arm Trial.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Intermittent fasting reduces inflammation and joint damage in a murine model of rheumatoid arthritis: insights from transcriptomic and metagenomic analyses.BMC rheumatology · 2024Article
- Time-restricted eating: Watching the clock to treat obesity.Cell metabolism · 2024Review
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- Intermittent Fasting and Weight Management at Menopause.Journal of mid-life healthReview
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Abstract
objectiveConcerns have been raised regarding the impact of time-restricted eating (TRE) on sex hormones in females. This study examined how TRE affects sex steroids in premenopausal and postmenopausal females.
methodsThis is a secondary analysis of an 8-week TRE study (4- to 6-hour eating window) conducted in adults with obesity. Men and perimenopausal females were excluded. Females were classified into two groups based on menstrual status: premenopausal (n = 12) or postmenopausal (n = 11).
resultsAfter 8 weeks, body weight decreased in premenopausal females (-3% ± 2%) and postmenopausal females (-4% ± 2%) (main effect of time, p < 0.001), with no difference between groups (no group × time interaction). Circulating levels of testosterone, androstenedione, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) did not change in either group (no group × time interaction). Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) concentrations decreased (p < 0.05) in premenopausal (-14% ± 32%) and postmenopausal females (-13% ± 34%; main effect of time, p = 0.03), with no difference between groups. Estradiol, estrone, and progesterone were measured only in postmenopausal females, and they remained unchanged.
conclusionsIn premenopausal females, androgens and SHBG remained unchanged during TRE, whereas DHEA decreased. In postmenopausal females, estrogens, progesterone, androgens, and SHBG did not change, but DHEA was reduced.
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