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The elapsed time between dinner and the midpoint of sleep is associated with adiposity in young women.

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Meal timing relative to sleep/wake schedules is relevant in the search for obesity risk factors. However, clock time does not accurately characterize the timing of food intake in the context of internal circadian timing. Therefore, we studied elapsed between dinner and the midpoint of sleep (TDM) as a practical approach to evaluate meal timing relative to internal timing, and its implications on obesity. To do so, adiposity, sleep, diet, physical activity, and TDM were measured in 133 women. The participants were grouped into four categories according to their sleep timing behavior (early-bed/early-rise; early-bed/late-rise; late-bed/early-rise; late-bed/late-rise). Differences among the categories were tested using ANOVA, while restricted cubic splines were calculated to study the association between TDM and adiposity. Our results show that, although participants had dinner at about the same time, those that had the shortest TDM (early-bed/early-rise group) were found to have significantly higher BMI and waist circumference values (2.3 kg/m2 and 5.2 cm) than the other groups. In addition, a TDM of 6 h was associated with the lowest values of adiposity. The TDM could be a practical approach to personalizing meal timing based on individual sleep/wake schedules. Thus, according to our findings, dining 6 h before the midpoint of sleep is an important finding and could be vital for future nutritional recommendations and for obesity prevention and treatment.

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Dieta, Ritmes circadiaris, Dones, Sopars, Metabolisme, Pes corporal, Obesitat, Hàbits alimentaris, Nutrició

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Diet, Circadian rhythms, Women, Dinners, Metabolism, Body weight, Obesity, Food habits, Nutrition

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Articles publicats en revistes (Nutrició, Ciències de l'Alimentació i Gastronomia)
Articles publicats en revistes (Bioquímica i Fisiologia)
Articles publicats en revistes (Institut de Recerca en Nutrició i Seguretat Alimentària (INSA·UB))

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ZERÓN-RUGERIO, María Fernanda, et al. The elapsed time between dinner and the midpoint of sleep is associated with adiposity in young women. Nutrients. 2020. Vol. 12, num. 2, pags. pii:E410. ISSN 2072-6643. [consulted: 9 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/161977

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