A longer nightly fasting interval, such as stopping eating after 7 p.m., can improve self-reported sleep quality for women.

“And those studies have been amazing in terms of how simple it was for women to do it. We actually had a little app they used and they would text us, "Starting my fast." And then we'd text back saying, "Great. Don't forget, don't eat again before 8 a.m. or 9 a.m." You know, and so many participants said, you know, "I never understood percent energy from fat. It was always so confusing to me, it made me just feel stupid, I didn't even know how to do it but I just got this. In five minutes I got this, I could do it." And self-report ways, they reported often sleeping better.”