Does Time-Restricted Eating increase heart risk?

Does Time-Restricted Eating increase heart risk?

Author: QuickAndDirtyTips.com, Monica Reinagel October 8, 2025 Duration: 12:15

835. A new study suggests that a short eating window more than doubles your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. But is that really what the data shows?

References:

Association of eating duration less than 8 h with all-cause, cardiovascular, and cancer mortality - ScienceDirect

8-hour time-restricted eating linked to a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death | American Heart Association

Expert reaction to conference abstract about time-restricted eating and cardiovascular death | Science Media Centre

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