No Effect of High Eating Frequency Compared with Low Eating Frequency on Appetite and Inflammation Biomarkers: Results from a Randomized Crossover Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Eating frequency (EF) focuses on the total number of eating occasions per day and may influence metabolic health.

Objectives

We sought to examine the effect of high compared with low EF on appetite regulation and inflammatory biomarkers among healthy adults.

Methods

Data are from a randomized, crossover trial (the Frequency of Eating and Satiety Hormones study). Participants (n = 50) completed 2 isocaloric 21-d study periods of low EF (3 eating occasions/d) and high EF (6 eating occasions/d) in random order with a 14-d washout period in between. Participants were free-living and consumed their own food, using study-directed, structured meal plans with identical foods and total energy in both study periods. On days 1 and 21 of each EF period, fasting blood w

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11377242 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature