Chrononutritional diet - rules, components and outcomes of the introductory diet
Kacper Nowak
2026-03-17
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In healthy nutrition, not only is the quality of meals significant, but also the timing of meals. A few words about nutrition in accordance with the natural daily rhythm.
Chronodiet
Chronobiology is the study of biological rhythms. Man and the reactions of his body are subject to the immense influence of external factors, including sunlight. The daily rhythm, as we speak of it, affects many levels. The intensity of the processes of digestion and absorption of nutrients varies from hour to hour. The best example is the daily rate of insulin secretion. However, insulin is the hormone that mobilizes insulin, which allows glucose to enter the cell's bloodstream.
It's a chronicle of the rules
There is no doubt that the advantage of chronodiety is its simplicity. It is enlightened by its two main principles. It does not require counting calories, but merely taking care of the composition of the meals. Nevertheless, to achieve the effect of weight loss (or simply not getting fat) it is necessary to follow the rules of rational nutrition. No diet prevents overweight if every day we deliver excess calories (in the form of sweets, for example). Principle 1: Eat 3 meals a day. Principle 2: According to which meals should be prepared the following way: Breakfast should provide up to 40% of the daily intake of carbohydrate.
Chronodiet products
Carbohydrate products: baked goods (preferably whole grain flour): wheat bread, mixed bread, sourdough bread, etc.; sausages and pasta: jaguars, garlic, barley, brown rice, whole-grain pasta; potatoes, starch plants; sources of simple carbohydrates (this group of products should not account for more than 10% of energy consumption): fruits, white sugar, sweeteners, sugar-sweetened beverages. Protein products: milk and milk products; fish; starches; eggs; meat.
The start-up diet has effects
During the period between meals, which lasts from 4 to 12 hours after a meal, the glycogen (liver glucose condensation) reserves are mobilized to provide a constant supply of energy substrate to the brain. At the same time, when insulin levels fall there is increased fat breakdown. If the last meal is carbohydrate-deprived, it will not release insulin and will allow fat tissue to be used (at least to a small extent) for energy purposes.
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