ArticleNutrients2021
Association between Irregular Meal Timing and the Mental Health of Japanese Workers.
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- Dietary Rhythmicity and Mental Health Among Airline Personnel.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Digital Dietary Behaviors in Individuals With Depression: Real-World Behavioral Observation.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Association of Meal Timing with Sleep Quality and Anxiety According to Chronotype: A Study of University Students.Clocks & sleep · 2024Article
- Eating habits and the desire to eat healthier among patients with chronic pain: a registry-based study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
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- Association between Eating Patterns and Quality of Life in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Changes in lifestyle-related behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a questionnaire survey for examinees who underwent an annual health check-up.The Journal of international medical research · 2023Article
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- Effects of Irregular Mealtimes on Social and Eating Jet Lags among Japanese College Students.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Circadian Disruption and Mental Health: The Chronotherapeutic Potential of Microbiome-Based and Dietary Strategies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Eating habits matter for sleep difficulties in children and adolescents: A cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
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Abstract
Breakfast skipping and nighttime snacking have been identified as risk factors for obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. However, the effects of irregularity of meal timing on health and daily quality of life are still unclear. In this study, a web-based self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted involving 4490 workers (73.3% males; average age = 47.4 ± 0.1 years) in Japan to investigate the association between meal habits, health, and social relationships. This study identified that irregular meal timing was correlated with higher neuroticism (one of the Big Five personality traits), lower physical activity levels, and higher productivity loss. Irregular meal timing was also associated with a higher incidence of sleep problems and lower subjective health conditions. Among health outcomes, a high correlation of irregular meal timing with mental health factors was observed. This study showed that irregularity of meal timing can be explained by unbalanced diets, frequent breakfast skipping, increased snacking frequency, and insufficient latency from the last meal to sleep onset. Finally, logistic regression analysis was conducted, and a significant contribution of meal timing irregularity to subjective mental health was found under adjustment for other confounding factors. These results suggest that irregular meal timing is a good marker of subjective mental health issues.
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