What happens after a weight loss intervention? A qualitative study of drivers and challenges of maintaining time-restricted eating among people with overweight at high risk of type 2 diabetes

Feasibility of time‐restricted eating in individuals with overweight, obesity, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes: A systematic scoping review

“…Determinants of adherence to TRE were generated from a synthesis of qualitative data based on reported barriers and facilitators of adherence [20][21][22][23][24][25]32]. Seven studies reported qualitative data that were synthesized into four categories: (1) social life and support from relatives, (2) daily structure and routines, (3) body sensations, and (4) mental factors.…”

“…Also, some participants would have found it easier to comply to the eating window if coffee or tea was allowed outside the eating window [20]. Support from family and friends was important for participants adhering to the given eating window [20,21,25], for example, when spouses of participants aligned to eat with their partner or when showed interest and understanding of TRE [20,21,25]. However, at the same time, many experienced that their relatives worked against their choice of following TRE [20].…”

“…Ten studies were pilot studies [11,22,24,25,32,35,38,46,49,52]. Bjerre et al [20,21] conducted a qualitative study in a subgroup of participants from a TRE intervention group [53]. Participants were interviewed at baseline, after 12 weeks of intervention, and at 13-week follow-up (Table 1).…”

“…However, at the same time, many experienced that their relatives worked against their choice of following TRE [20]. A follow-up study found that participants continuing TRE after completing the intervention were missing the contact and support from health care professionals [21].…”

“…TRE shifts the traditional focus from what and how much to consume to when to consume by omitting a focus on type and amounts of foods to eat [6,17], and it requires limited demand of nutritional knowledge [18,19]. However, several studies have revealed that adhering to TRE in terms of upholding the given eating window every day encompasses challenges for some participants [20][21][22][23][24][25]. If TRE proves to be a clinically relevant strategy in relation to prevention and treatment of overweight, obesity, prediabetes, and T2D, it also needs to be feasible to implement and maintain in the long term.…”