ÜBERMAD

Action

Eat your meals

Meal timing as the target behaviour.

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Studies (3)

  1. Paper

    A daily plan made meal and bed times more steady in alcohol treatment
    UsedHelped

    A personal plan with fixed meal and bed times made those times vary less than a diary without a plan.

    Small randomised trial of 41 adults in treatment for alcohol dependence · vs the same diary and check-ins without a plan · they rated themselves · ⚠ many people dropped out

  2. Paper

    Set times for each day made young people's routines more steady
    UsedHelped

    Twelve sessions on set times to wake, eat and sleep made routines more steady than sessions on emotions.

    Small randomised trial of 35 young people with bipolar disorder · vs 12 sessions on skills for handling emotions · they rated themselves · ⚠ only counted people who finished

  3. Paper

    A glucose monitor didn't clearly help people keep to an 8-hour eating window
    UsedNo comparison

    Sensor users kept to the 8-hour eating window on slightly more days than others, but this was never tested.

    Very small randomised trial of 22 healthy adults in New Zealand · no comparison group · they rated themselves · ⚠ student thesis, not checked by other scientists; only counted people who finished; numbers unreliable; summary claims more than the results show; groups weren't properly compared

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