ReviewMetabolism: clinical and experimental2018
Circadian regulation of glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism in humans.
Review in Metabolism: clinical and experimental, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06887543 (The Impact of Time Restricted Eating on Type 2 Diabetes Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 350 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Impact of Time Restricted Eating on Type 2 Diabetes Study
Who cites it
350 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Early, midday, and late time-restricted eating impact on anthropometry and cardiometabolic health: a network meta-analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of evening exercise on anthropometric indices, metabolic profiles, and sleep health: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Pooled it
- Food Intake According to Clock Gene Polymorphisms: A Systematic Review.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025Pooled it
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- The effect of altered sleep timing on glycaemic outcomes: Systematic review of human intervention studies.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2025Pooled it
- Best Time of Day for Strength and Endurance Training to Improve Health and Performance? A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2023Pooled it
- Early meal timing improves nocturnal glucose in pregnancies complicated by gestational diabetes.Diabetologia · 2026Trial
- Effect of two types of time-restricted eating on glycemic, lipid indices, and weight in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of nutrition · 2026Trial
- One minute of light-intensity stair-stepping decreases postprandial glycaemia in the evening in non-diabetic adults: A randomized controlled trial.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- Impact of Intended Isocaloric Early versus Late Time-Restricted Eating on Plasma Lipidome in Women with Overweight or Obesity: Secondary Analysis of the ChronoFast Trial.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Trial
- 24 h severe fluid restriction increases a biomarker of renal injury in healthy males.European journal of applied physiology · 2025Trial
- Time-restricted eating in people at high diabetes risk does not affect mitochondrial bioenergetics in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and platelets.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Chronobiological Factors Influencing Glycemic Control and Birth Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus.Nutrients · 2024Trial
- Glycaemic Response to Acute Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise Performed in the Morning or Afternoon in Healthy Subjects: A Crossover Trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2024Trial
- Delayed dinnertime impairs glucose tolerance in healthy young adults.Journal of diabetes investigation · 2024Trial
- Glycemic and sleep effects of daytime compared with those of overnight infusions of home parenteral nutrition in adults with short bowel syndrome: A quasi-experimental pilot trial.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2024Trial
- Effects of mind-body exercise on body constitution and circadian rhythm in people with suboptimal health status.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2024Trial
- Association of meal timing with body composition and cardiometabolic risk factors in young adults.European journal of nutrition · 2023Trial
- Design and Implementation of a Time-Restricted Eating Intervention in a Randomized, Controlled Eating Study.Nutrients · 2023Trial
- Circadian rhythms in major depressive disorder: mechanistic insights and therapeutic frontiers.Annals of medicine · 2026Review
290 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
The circadian system orchestrates metabolism in daily 24-hour cycles. Such rhythms organize metabolism by temporally separating opposing metabolic processes and by anticipating recurring feeding-fasting cycles to increase metabolic efficiency. Although animal studies demonstrate that the circadian system plays a pervasive role in regulating metabolism, it is unclear how, and to what degree, circadian research in rodents translates into humans. Here, we review evidence that the circadian system regulates glucose, lipid, and energy metabolism in humans. Using a range of experimental protocols, studies in humans report circadian rhythms in glucose, insulin, glucose tolerance, lipid levels, energy expenditure, and appetite. Several of these rhythms peak in the biological morning or around noon, implicating earlier in the daytime is optimal for food intake. Importantly, disruptions in these rhythms impair metabolism and influence the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. We therefore also review evidence that circadian misalignment induced by mistimed light exposure, sleep, or food intake adversely affects metabolic health in humans. These interconnections among the circadian system, metabolism, and behavior underscore the importance of chronobiology for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes, obesity, and hyperlipidemia.
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