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According to new research, intermittent fasting In the long term, the risk of cardiovascular death may increase.

The study found that common weight loss strategies almost doubled the long-term risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Intermittent fasting, also known as time-restricted eating, limits your exposure to sunlight. calories can be burned. Most commonly, the overnight fasting period is extended and the first meal is not consumed until 11 a.m. or noon, opening an approximately 8-hour eating window.

According to the American Heart Association, the study found that restricting eating time to eight hours increased the risk of cardiovascular death by 91%.

“Compared to a standard schedule of eating over 12 to 16 hours per day, restricting food intake to less than eight hours per day did not lead to longer lives.” the association said.

The analysis also found that time-restricted eating did not reduce the overall risk of infection. death from any causeand people with underlying cardiovascular disease or cancer have been found to be at particularly increased risk of cardiovascular death.

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Researchers came to these findings after analyzing health data from more than 20,000 U.S. adults over a period of 8 to 17 years, and presented their findings Monday at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions in Chicago.

The association says previous research has found that time-restricted eating improves several indicators of cardiometabolic health, including blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels.

This story was reported from Detroit.