Differential Roles of Breakfast and Supper in Rats of a Daily Three-Meal Schedule Upon Circadian Regulation and Physiology

• Published in: Chronobiology international Vol. 28; no. 10; pp. 890 - 903
• Main Authors: Wu, Tao, Sun, Lu, ZhuGe, Fen, Guo, Xichao, Zhao, Zhining, Tang, Ruiqi, Chen, Qinping, Chen, Lin, Kato, Hisanori, Fu, Zhengwei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 01.12.2011; Taylor & Francis
• Subjects: Animals; Blood Glucose; Circadian rhythm; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Clock genes; CLOCK Proteins - genetics; CLOCK Proteins - metabolism; Daily three meals; Eating - physiology; Feeding habits; Gene Expression Profiling; Gene Expression Regulation - physiology; Glucose - metabolism; Lipid Metabolism; Lipids - blood; Liver - metabolism; Male; Rats; Rats, Wistar

The timing of meals has been suggested to play an important role in circadian regulation and metabolic health. Three meals a day is a well-established human feeding habit, which in today's lifestyle may or may not be followed. The aim of this study was to test whether the absence of breakfast o...