Open AccessThe association between overnight fasting and body mass index in older adults: the interaction between duration and timing
Author(s) -
Qian Xiao,
Cici Bauer,
Tracy M. Layne,
Mary C. Playdon
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.663
H-Index - 225
eISSN - 1476-5497
pISSN - 0307-0565
DOI - 10.1038/s41366-020-00715-z
Subject(s) - medicine , overweight , body mass index , obesity , intermittent fasting , confounding , odds ratio , endocrinology , logistic regression , circadian rhythm
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.