NIH R01 · 2024
Time-restricted feeding to mitigate metabolic impairments during circadian misalignment
PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT People who work evening, night or rotating shifts (i.e. “nonstandard” work hours) represent one in five U.S. employees and are alarmingly 44% more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to people who work standard day shifts. Circadian misalignment is one mechanism suggested to increases the risk of obesity and diabetes in people who work non-standard hours, and is highly prevalent and often unavoidable in modern, 24-hour society (e.g. shift work, long work hours, jet lag, medical residency, emergency responders, military personnel, Daylight Savings Time changes, etc). Disruptions in sleep and circadian rhythms have been linked to insulin resistance,…
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