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 …

Morning loaded calorie intake in humans has been advocated as a dietary strategy to
improve weight loss. This is also supported by animal studies suggesting time of eating can …

The importance of metabolic syndrome (MetS) lies in its associated risk of cardiovascular
disease and type 2 diabetes, as well as other harmful conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty …

Background: The circadian timing system or circadian clock plays a crucial role in many
biological processes, such as the sleep-wake cycle, hormone secretion, cardiovascular …

Obesity is a worldwide pandemic in adults as well as children and adds greatly to health
care costs through its association with type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular …

Links between short sleep duration and obesity, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and
cardiovascular disease may be mediated through changes in dietary intake. This review …

(1) Background: Eating is fundamental to survival. Animals choose when to eat depending
on food availability. The timing of eating can synchronize different organs and tissues that …

Eating outside the three main meals–in other words, snacking–is a part of the dietary pattern
of individuals in all stages of life. The quality and pattern of snacking have an impact on …

Beyond sleep duration, sleep timing patterns may contribute to obesity risk. Biological and
behavioral processes have been proposed as mechanisms that may explain the …