The Role of the Chronotype in Developing an Excessive Body Weight and Its Complications-A Narrative Review.

ABSTRACT: The chronotype, the personal predisposition towards morning or evening activities, significantly influences health conditions, sleep, and eating regulations. Individuals with evening chronotypes are often at a higher risk for weight gain due to misalignment between their natural tendencies of functioning and social schedules, resulting in insufficient sleep, disruptions in eating habits, and decreased physical activity levels. Often, impaired glucose tolerance and changes in melatonin, adiponectin, and leptin secretion, along with alterations in the clock gene functions in subjects with evening preferences, may be predisposed to obesity. These disturbances contribute to metabolic dysregulation, which may lead to the subsequent onset of obesity complications, such as hypertension, type 2 di

SUBMITTER: Pelczynska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11723089 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature