Southern Medical University publishes original clinical research results in the international authoritative journal "New England Journal of Medicine"

On April 21, 2022, the team of Zhang Huijie, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Southern Hospital of Southern Medical University ,publishedan online publication entitledCalorie Restriction with or without Time- Research paper on Restricted Eating in Weight Loss and peer-reviewed articles published concurrently .

The New England Journal of Medicine is one of the most influential medical journals in the world.

In recent years, obesity has become a global public health concern

In this original clinical study of a 12-month intervention, 139 carefully screened and qualified adult obese patients were randomized into a Time-restricted-eatinggroup and a daily-calorie-restriction group group ), in which the daily eating time of the time-restricted diet group was 8:00-16:00, and only non-caloric beverages were allowed outside the 8-hour time-restricted diet period, while the regular energy restriction group did not restrict any eating time

This randomized controlled trial (ClinicalTrials.

This research was supported by the key research and development plan of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China, the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the key research and development plan of Guangdong Province, and the key clinical research project of Southern Medical University

Introduction of the team leader:

Professor Zhang Huijie, Ph.