A small clinical trial presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s NUTRITION 2026 meeting suggests that limiting daily food intake to an eight- to nine-hour window may modestly improve cognitive function in older women with overweight or obesity, beyond effects from weight loss alone.
The pilot study – presented July 26 in National Harbor, Maryland – followed 47 women aged 50 to 79 over six months. Lead researcher Dr. Sue Shapses, a professor at Rutgers University and Rutgers-RWJ Medical Center, reported that participants who ate within a restricted daily window showed greater improvement on tests of spatial planning and problem-solving skills compared to those who ate over a longer period.
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