The association between overnight fasting and body mass index in older adults: the interaction between duration and timing.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Circadian rhythms play an important role in the regulation of eating and fasting, and mistimed dietary intakes may be detrimental to metabolic health. Extended overnight fasting has been proposed as a strategy to better align the eating-fasting cycle with the internal circadian clock, and both observational and experimental studies have linked longer overnight fasting with lower body weight. However, it remains unclear if the timing of overnight fasting modifies the relationship between fasting duration and weight outcomes.

Methods

The current study included 495 men and 499 women age 50-74 years. Dietary intake over 12 months was assessed by 24-h dietary recalls every two months, and body-mass index was measured at the beginning, middle and end of the study. Logis

SUBMITTER: Xiao Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9116132 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature