2.4. Assessment of Daily Caloric Needs
Since the effect of timing of eating on weight was the primary study aim, we sought to determine the baseline daily caloric need for each participant prior to randomization. This calorie level was then held constant throughout the intervention period to ensure that changes in weight and other outcomes were related to the timing of eating and not changes in caloric intake. We used the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation to determine daily caloric need [We determined the activity level using the IPAQ-SF [