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ReviewExperimental physiology2025

Physiological rhythms and metabolic regulation: Shining light on skeletal muscle.

James A Betts, Kelly A Bowden Davies, Harry A Smith, John A Hawley

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Review in Experimental physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

James A BettsCentre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, University of Bath, Bath, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9129-5777
Kelly A Bowden DaviesDepartment of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9448-0732
Harry A SmithCentre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
John A HawleyDepartment of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Institute of Sport, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0886-9881

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metabolic regulation is essential for maintaining homeostasis in response to fluctuating dietary nutrient availability. In this review, we explore how metabolic health can be affected by the temporal alignment between daily behavioural patterns (e.g., eating, physical activity and sleep) and recurring cycles in underlying physiology (e.g., 'circadian' rhythms). Misalignment within and/or between these patterns and cycles can lead to metabolic dysregulation, increasing the risk of chronic disease states such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Conversely, metabolic health can be improved by strategically aligning certain behavioural patterns with endogenous rhythms in physiology. Dietary interventions based upon this reasoning are referred to as chrono-nutrition strategies. Skeletal muscle is an important tissue in relation to both whole-body metabolism and behaviour and plays a central role in how physiological rhythms respond to the timing of nutrient delivery/availability. Few studies have examined rhythms in metabolism within human skeletal muscle, providing opportunities to advance current understanding of how nutrient timing affects muscle metabolism.

Indexed as

Circadian RhythmEnergy MetabolismMuscle, SkeletalAnimalsExerciseHomeostasisHumansSleepchrono‐nutritioncircadianfastinginfradianmeal timingtime‐restricted eatingultradian

Identifiers

PMID39888208
PMCPMC12209348

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