As years progress, we are found more often in a postprandial than a postabsorptive state.
Chrononutrition is an integral part of metabolism, pancreatic function, and hormone …

The influence of meal frequency and timing on health and disease has been a topic of
interest for many years. While epidemiological evidence indicates an association between …

Eating patterns are increasingly varied. Typical breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals are
difficult to distinguish because skipping meals and snacking have become more prevalent …

This report issues a call for urgent action to combat the growing epidemic of obesity, which
now affects developing and industrialized countries alike. Adopting a public health …

The glycemic index was proposed in 1981 as an alternative system for classifying
carbohydrate-containing food. Since then, several hundred scientific articles and numerous …

There is controversy regarding the clinical utility of classifying foods according to their
glycemic responses by using the glycemic index (GI). Part of the controversy is due to …

The glycemic index concept is an extension of the fiber hypothesis, suggesting that fiber
consumption reduces the rate of nutrient influx from the gut. The glycemic index has …

Background—Among adults, skipping meals is associated with excess body weight,
hypertension, insulin resistance, and elevated fasting lipid concentrations. However, it …

Some studies have suggested that eating patterns, which describe eating frequency, the
temporal distribution of eating events across the day, breakfast skipping, and the frequency …

Background: Little is known about the association between eating patterns and type 2
diabetes (T2D) risk. Objective: The objective of this study was to prospectively examine …