Synopsis The present study is a randomized, parallel assignment trial conducted to analyze the relation of food timings with the biological clock. The researchers compared the effect of a common hypocaloric diet with that of a chronotype diet on patients with obesity. The patients following the chronotype diet achieved a significant reduction in body weight, fat mass, and waist circumference compared to those on a hypocaloric diet. This “Med Fact” discusses- “Effect of a chronotype-adjusted diet on weight loss effectiveness: A randomized clinical trial,” published in the journal Clinical Nutrition. Authors - Munoz JG, Gallego MG, Soler ID, et al.
What was the need for the study? Obesity may lead to abnormal biological rhythms, also known as chronodisruption and vice versa. Often the common dietary therapies are not designed considering chronodisruption. Given the important role and…
