Eating Jet Lag: A Marker of the Variability in Meal Timing and Its Association with Body Mass Index.

ABSTRACT: The timing of food intake has been associated with obesity and adverse metabolic outcomes, independently of the amount or content of food intake and activity level. However, the impact of the variability in the timing of food intake between weekends and weekdays on BMI (body mass index) remains unexplored. To address that, we propose to study a marker of the variability of meal timing on weekends versus weekdays (denominated as 'eating jet lag') that could be associated with increments in BMI. This cross-sectional study included 1106 subjects (aged 18-25 years). Linear regression models were used to examine the associations of eating jet lag with BMI and circadian related variables (including chronotype, eating duration, sleep duration, and social jet lag). Subsequently, a hierarchical mul

SUBMITTER: Zeron-Rugerio MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6950551 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature