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SUBMITTER: Gill S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4635036 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gill Shubhroz S Panda Satchidananda S
Cell metabolism 20150924 5
A diurnal rhythm of eating-fasting promotes health, but the eating pattern of humans is rarely assessed. Using a mobile app, we monitored ingestion events in healthy adults with no shift-work for several days. Most subjects ate frequently and erratically throughout wakeful hours, and overnight fasting duration paralleled time in bed. There was a bias toward eating late, with an estimated <25% of calories being consumed before noon and >35% after 6 p.m. "Metabolic jetlag" resulting from weekday/w ...[more]