Losing weight: Watching the clock is similar to watching calories

Compressing one's eating time, without changing what you eat, can achieve similar weight-loss results as reducing one's calorie intake by 25%. — dpa

If you're trying to lose weight and you're sick of watching what you eat, researchers have some good news: You can watch the clock instead.

In a year-long study, people who didn't change what they ate, but ate it all between noon and 8pm, achieved significant, sustained weight loss that was comparable to people who paid close attention to their food choices in order to cut their daily calories by 25%.