Does dinner timing affect health and behavior?
This study looks at how the time you eat dinner may influence your sleep, daily habits, and overall health. It tests whether having dinner earlier or later changes how your body works.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Have not exercised regularly in the past 3 months.
- Have a body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 27.
- Eat three meals a day, with dinner between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
- Have not changed your weight by more than 3% in the last 3 months.
- Do not follow special diets like intermittent fasting.
- Sleep regularly from about 10 p.m. to 1 a.m., for at least 6.5 hours nightly.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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