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. 2021 Jun 1;181(6):877-878.
doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.8934.

Caution Against Overinterpreting Time-Restricted Eating Results

Grant M Tinsley  1 , Courtney M Peterson  2 , Benjamin D Horne  3   4
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Caution Against Overinterpreting Time-Restricted Eating Results

Grant M Tinsley et al. JAMA Intern Med. .

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Tinsley has served as a scientific consultant for a phone application that allows users to monitor their usage of intermittent fasting programs; this consultancy consisted of providing evidence-based information regarding intermittent fasting. Dr Horne is the principal investigator of research grants for studies of intermittent fasting from the Intermountain Research and Medical Foundation.

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