ReviewPhysiology & behavior2018
Timing of eating in adults across the weight spectrum: Metabolic factors and potential circadian mechanisms.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
The Effect of 4 Days of Extended Evening Fasting on Metabolic Health, Energy Balance and Appetite
The Effect of Acute Time-Restricted Eating on Energy Intake, Subjective Appetite and Glycaemic Control in Young Healthy Males
Who cites it
27 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.
- Pharmacological and psychosocial interventions for night eating syndrome in adults.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Late isocaloric eating increases hunger, decreases energy expenditure, and modifies metabolic pathways in adults with overweight and obesity.Cell metabolism · 2022Trial
- Prolonged, Controlled Daytime versus Delayed Eating Impacts Weight and Metabolism.Current biology : CB · 2021Trial
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- Obesity: a disease of the ponderostat and the regulation of energy balance.Eating and weight disorders : EWD · 2025Review
- Association of meal timing with adiposity measures and gut microbiome characteristics in a cohort study: the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2025Article
- Feasibility of an At-Home Experimental Circadian Misalignment Induction for Adolescents.Clocks & sleep · 2025Article
- Temporal Patterns of Diet and Physical Activity and of Diet Alone Have More Numerous Relationships With Health and Disease Status Indicators Compared to Temporal Patterns of Physical Activity Alone.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2023Article
- Timing Matters: The Interplay between Early Mealtime, Circadian Rhythms, Gene Expression, Circadian Hormones, and Metabolism-A Narrative Review.Clocks & sleep · 2023Review
- Meal-timing patterns and chronic disease prevalence in two representative Austrian studies.European journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Associations between Timing and Duration of Eating and Glucose Metabolism: A Nationally Representative Study in the U.S.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Time-restricted feeding alters the efficiency of mammary tumor growth.Chronobiology international · 2022Article
- Healthy food for trainees: a call to action.Postgraduate medical journal · 2021Article
- Effects of Early vs. Late Time-Restricted Eating on Cardiometabolic Health, Inflammation, and Sleep in Overweight and Obese Women: A Study Protocol for the ChronoFast Trial.Frontiers in nutrition · 2021Article
- Time Restricted Eating: A Dietary Strategy to Prevent and Treat Metabolic Disturbances.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2021Review
- Consistent Morning Exercise May Be Beneficial for Individuals With Obesity.Exercise and sport sciences reviews · 2020Review
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- Saliva Samples as A Tool to Study the Effect of Meal Timing on Metabolic And Inflammatory Biomarkers.Nutrients · 2020Article
- Eating Behavior in Aging and Dementia: The Need for a Comprehensive Assessment.Frontiers in nutrition · 2020Review
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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Timing of eating is recognized as a significant contributor to body weight regulation. Disruption of sleep-wake cycles from a predominantly diurnal (daytime) to a delayed (evening) lifestyle leads to altered circadian rhythms and metabolic dysfunction. This article reviews current evidence for timed and delayed eating in individuals of normal weight and those with overweight or obesity: although some findings indicate a benefit of eating earlier in the daytime on weight and/or metabolic outcomes, results have not been uniformly consistent, and more rigorous and longer-duration studies are needed. We also review potential circadian mechanisms underlying the metabolic- and weight-related changes resulting from timed and delayed eating. Further identification of such mechanisms using deep phenotyping is required to determine targets for medical interventions for obesity and for prevention of metabolic syndrome and diabetes, and to inform clinical guidelines regarding eating schedules for management of weight and metabolic disease.
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