ArticleNPJ science of food2026
Dietary rhythms and biological aging risk across multiple organs.
Article in NPJ science of food, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
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.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
9 authors.
Funding
Abstract
The effects of dietary rhythms on organ-specific biological aging remain unclear. This study analyzed 14,012 adults from NHANES to assess associations between dietary rhythms and biological aging of the body, heart, liver, and kidneys. Earlier last meals, specifically before 9 p.m., were linked to lower aging risks for the body, heart, and liver but not kidneys. The strongest protective effects were seen with meals between 3 and 5 p.m. for the body and heart, and 5-7 p.m. for the liver. Conversely, later first meals and longer feeding durations (>8 h) linked to higher aging risks. These associations were modified by age, gender, disease status, caloric intake and dietary quality, with effects more pronounced in individuals over 40, males, and those without existing diseases or with low calorie intake. Delayed first and earlier last meal remained significantly associated with body and liver aging in the healthy diet group, whereas heart aging showed stronger associations with meal time in the unhealthy diet group. This study revealed optimal meal timing and duration differ for biological aging across different organs, ages, genders, disease status, energy intake, and dietary quality, highlighting a critical food-nutrient-timing synergy, and the need for personalized nutritional guidance and population-specific dietary strategies.
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.