The Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on Eating Habits of Female Night Workers with Excessive Weight.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

Melatonin is a pineal hormone that plays an important role as an endogenous synchronizer of circadian rhythms and energy metabolism. As this circadian component has been closely related to eating behavior, an important question on this topic would be whether melatonin administration could influence eating habits. However, this topic has been rarely studied in the literature in individuals with excessive weight and chronic circadian misalignment, such as shift workers. Therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the effects of exogenous melatonin administration on the quali/quantitative aspects and temporal distribution of food intake in female night workers with excessive weight (overweight and obesity). An additional aim is to evaluate the association of the

SUBMITTER: Nogueira LFR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9412377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature