Optimizing eating rhythms: time-restricted eating (TRE)

This is also known as intermittent fasting.

• TRE involves restricting the eating window to a certain amount of time during the day, typically four to 12 hours. For example, choosing to eat all meals and snacks in a 10-hour window from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. reflects an overnight fasting period.
• Evidence suggests that this method optimizes brain function, energy metabolism, and the healthy signaling of metabolic hormones.
• TRE has already been shown to prevent depressive and anxiety symptoms in animal studies designed to model shift work.