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Does it even matter when we eat?
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1. The biological clock
The development of living organisms on earth is dependent on two important factors: food and light. In spring and summer, when there is more light, it is much easier to eat. In winter, it's different, so the organisms adapt to the availability of food and Light. What's important is that the accessibility of these two elements changes not only during the year, but also during the day. This determines the periods of sleep and wakefulness in mammals, including humans. During activity, mammals eat, but during sleep. That's why at night, after a few hours of sleep, they don't wake up to a disturbing feeling of hunger. When we know these things, we can evaluate the nutritional value of food.2. Daily rhythm and metabolism
The human body can be depicted as a collection of many biological clocks controlling different processes. This clock is located in every cell of the body. It is controlled by the main clock located in the brain. All of these clocks work on each other and should be synchronized with each other. They also respond to external stimuli. The body adapts to them, which makes this internal rhythm not always the same. The nutrients affect the 24-hour clock. One of the most active ones is glucose.3. Daily rhythm and shift work
In people who work at night, changing the cycle and reversing the rhythm of sleep and wakefulness can cause disruption of the biological clock and lead to adverse health effects. A review of studies published in 2019 suggests that people working at night are more at risk of serious diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer (A. Copertaro, M. Bracci, 2019). These people are more likely to experience sleep disorders. This includes not only those who work night, but also those who start work at 6 a.m.4. Daily rhythm and diet
We already know that the daily rhythm is important in regulating people's metabolism and nutritional behaviour. We analyzed 11 studies from different regions of the world. And did it matter how we break down the energy value of our diets into individual meals? The UK researchers leaned on this problem. They wanted to find out if food consumption was linked to obesity (S. Almoosawi et al., 2016). They analyzed eleven studies from various regions in the world. They found that in many countries different habits are also related to the size of each meal. For example, for Poles who consume the most energy from a single meal of all the countries studied. For the Netherlands, for example, food consumption is linked to weight loss. In the UK, people consume up to 28 per cent of the total energy consumption of the United States (32.13 per cent) and in the US (32.27 per cent), while in the United Kingdom, the number of people who eat more energy than a few days a week (11 per month), and in some countries, especially in the UK and Canada, the proportion of people with a weight loss of 0.24 per day is higher than the number who5. Chronodiet is the perfect diet?
A chronodiet is a way of eating that involves adjusting meal times to the biological clock. It involves the need to wake up and fall asleep at the same time. This diet involves eating a large breakfast right after waking up, lunch, and a smaller lunch and a light dinner. Meal times depend on the functioning of the body.
