Trial reportEuropean journal of nutrition2023
Influence of fasting during the night shift on next day eating behavior, hunger, and glucose and insulin levels: a randomized, three-condition, crossover trial.
Trial report in European journal of nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03800732 (The Influence of Nocturnal Food Intake in Eating Behavior of Night Workers), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Influence of Nocturnal Food Intake in Eating Behavior of Night Workers: Randomized Cross-over Study.
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Systematic Review of Nutrition Interventions for Shift Workers, With Subgroup Analysis of First Responder Populations.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026Pooled it
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- Fasting as an intervention to alter the impact of simulated night-shift work on glucose metabolism in healthy adults: a cluster randomised controlled trial.Diabetologia · 2025Trial
- Temporal Patterns of Eating and Diet Composition of Night Shift Workers Are Influenced More by Shift Type than by Chronotype.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Roles of Psychiatry, Dietary, and Oncology Services in Occupational Medicine: A Comprehensive Review.Cureus · 2025Review
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- Timing of Meal Consumption on Glucose Profiles in Latino Adolescents with Obesity.Hormone research in paediatrics · 2025Article
- Association of Meal Timing with Sleep Quality and Anxiety According to Chronotype: A Study of University Students.Clocks & sleep · 2024Article
- Impact of Nighttime Food Consumption and Feasibility of Fasting during Night Work: A Narrative Review.Nutrients · 2023Review
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
aimsTo investigate the influence of fasting during the night shift on eating behavior, hunger, glucose and insulin levels the following day.
methodsStudy with 10 male police officers who have been working at night. Participants were tested under three different conditions separated by at least 6 days of washout in a randomized, crossover design: "Night Shift Fasting" (NSF)-two nights of fasting during the night shift; "Night Shift Eating" (NSE)-two nights with the consumption of a standardized meal during the night shift (678 ± 42 kcal consumed at ~ 0200 h); and "Nighttime Sleep" (NS)-two nights of sleep. The morning after, blood glucose and insulin and hunger ratings were assessed, and food intake was assessed with an ad libitum test meal. Food intake was also assessed throughout the remainder of the day using a food record. Generalized Estimating Equations were used to analyze the effect of experimental condition.
resultsFood intake during the test meal, especially of proteins and fats, was higher after fasting during the night shift compared to the other conditions (p < 0.05), whereas desire to eat scores were lower after the NSF compared to NSE condition (p = 0.043). Hunger levels were lower after the NSF compared to the NS condition (p = 0.012). Insulin and HOMA-IR were also lower in the morning after NSF (p < 0.001).
conclusionFasting during the night shift leads to not only a higher intake of energy and macronutrients both in the early morning after work and throughout the next day, but also lower insulin levels and HOMA-IR in the morning. REGISTRATION NUMBER OF CLINICAL TRIAL: NCT03800732. Initial release: 01/09/2019. Last release: 02/23/2022.
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