Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies.

The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of dangerous fat around internal organs.

Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.

One of the main dangers of visceral fat is the production of more proteins called cytokines, which trigger low-level inflammation.

Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.

Research groups around the world are therefore looking for substances that stimulate brown fat and thus increase fat burning.