Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) is a form of caloric restriction through daily prolonged fasting that has been shown to lead to weight loss, improved glucose regulation, and suppression of inflammation. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic condition that in certain patients can lead to significant morbidity and mortality. The only current treatment for NAFLD is weight loss. In the proposed study, the investigators aim to test the hypothesis that TRE will add additional benefit in the treatment of NAFLD on top of standard of care diet and lifestyle modifications.
This study will assess the impact of time-restricted eating (8 hours of eating each day) with standard of care lifestyle recommendations (hypocaloric, Mediterranean diet and 30 minutes of exercise on at least 5 days/week) on the degree of fat in the liver as measured by magnetic resonance imaging.