November 2017 PMID 28877894

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat.

Andrew W McHill, Andrew Jk Phillips, Charles A Czeisler, Leigh Keating, Karen Yee, Laura K Barger, Marta Garaulet, Frank Ajl Scheer, Elizabeth B Klerman

Mentions

215
Peak: 15 in Jan 2019
across 6 sources since Jan 2019

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What people are saying

The discussions reflect a strong agreement with the article's conclusions, citing multiple sources and emphasizing practical implications like eating earlier. The tone varies from scientific references to advice, showcasing genuine interest and moderate engagement through sharing mechanisms like melatonin effects and behavioral tips.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions agree with or highlight the findings, emphasizing the link between late eating and increased body fat.

InterestHigh interest

Posts show high interest by referencing multiple studies and suggesting practical health advice, indicating engagement with the research.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants cite specific mechanisms like melatonin and insulin sensitivity or recommend behavioral changes, demonstrating moderate to deep engagement.

ImpactModerate impact

There is a recognition of the importance of timing in eating habits and its health implications, reflecting notable impact on lifestyle considerations.

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Zaid K. Dahhaj
@zaidkdahhaj · X

YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensitivity Doesn’t take a genius to figure it out https://t.co/urTot0JWOj

Feb 20, 2023 · 51 likes · 7 shares · 49,185 followers View post →
con H de heterótrofo
@NutriRebel · X

Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fruta por la noche que por el día, por más que lo repitan. Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/YIZiCRvIma

Jan 1, 2019 · 43 likes · 15 shares · 5,946 followers View post →
free iran
@persianteas · X

@CJFlow97 @trobes7x @osmn969 @zahrabuzzz references: https://t.co/4aiCWJO1FQ increased body fat with later timing of meals (calories controlled) https://t.co/ut9ldeNFOe circadian rhythm of hunger (peaks in evening, dips in early morning when nausea is highest)

Sep 17, 2020 · 24 likes · 521 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

Circadian rhythm

Jun 14, 2021 · 14 likes · 2 shares · 112,574 followers View post →
Magnesium Girl - yin solutions for a yang world
@LocalRachel · X

Skipping breakfast or eating too late are not a good plan for your health. Your body has it's own cycle. Eat in sunlight (preferably outside) is best but eat under dim natural lights if not poss. Skipping breakfast: https://t.co/PaRO5EkSOI Eating late: https://t.co/x7YKo7E0Y9

Nov 12, 2021 · 12 likes · 8,868 followers View post →
Bailey Apholz
@Bapholz · X

@sowhittit @jacqpfrancois Studies show eating more calories later in the day correlated with higher rates of obesity. One study here, “Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”

Aug 2, 2022 · 7 likes · 210 followers View post →

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Phòng Khám MedFit
@PhongKhamMedFit · X

Tài liệu tham khảo McHill AW, Phillips AJ, et al. “Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat“. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017;106(5):1213-1219. - https://t.co/TMrRp3vCEL

Sep 24, 2025 · 1 followers View post →
Osman Tuna
@OsmanTunaF · X

@ilke_menderes @DrYukselmis Spor hocasından aldığın bilgiler ile insan fizyolojisi dersi verirken yine de bu kadar özgüvenli olma ilke'cim. Spora devam ama; https://t.co/J3nzfTu5Vy

Aug 26, 2025 · 102 followers View post →
INGENEZ SOLUTIONS
@Ingenezkc · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Jul 9, 2024 · 7 shares · 100 followers View post →
Aastar Garden
@AastarGarden · X

RT @ASTARphi: @OrganicLiveFood It's recommended to eat at least 3h before bed. Eating late isn't good for sleep and increases body fat. h…

Feb 8, 2024 · 1 share · 8 followers View post →
Aastar Garden
@AastarGarden · X

@OrganicLiveFood It's recommended to eat at least 3h before bed. Eating late isn't good for sleep and increases body fat. https://t.co/7XJQIkVZd8 https://t.co/PpjQRA8oXh

Feb 8, 2024 · 1 share · 8 followers View post →
Aastar Garden
@AastarGarden · X

@ixom123 It's recommended to eat at least 3h before bed. Eating late isn't good for sleep and increases body fat. https://t.co/7XJQIkVZd8 https://t.co/PpjQRA8oXh

Jan 18, 2024 · 8 followers View post →
kike
@FUENTESMANZULLI · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Jan 17, 2024 · 7 shares · 249 followers View post →
Sisu
@bandidu2016 · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Jan 3, 2024 · 7 shares · 508 followers View post →
MaiaGoldberry☀️
@maiagoldberry · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Jan 2, 2024 · 7 shares · 276 followers View post →
しょう@院卒 健康・運動コンサルタント
@sho_shs55 · X

参考文献 https://t.co/JtqYpWZDfa

Dec 19, 2023 · 4 followers View post →
LOL
@tradingZH · X

RT @Aegean_E: Dün paylaştığım çalışmayı destekleyen bir bulgu daha. Melatonin Salınımına yakın gıda alımı daha yüksek vücut yağ oranı ile i…

Nov 28, 2023 · 2 shares · 296 followers View post →
selami
@selami6363636 · X

RT @Aegean_E: Dün paylaştığım çalışmayı destekleyen bir bulgu daha. Melatonin Salınımına yakın gıda alımı daha yüksek vücut yağ oranı ile i…

Nov 28, 2023 · 2 shares · 23 followers View post →
Rooftop Momma
@RooftopMomma · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Nov 1, 2023 · 7 shares · 151 followers View post →
INGENEZ SOLUTIONS
@Ingenezkc · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Feb 21, 2023 · 7 shares · 100 followers View post →
kike
@FUENTESMANZULLI · X

RT @zaidkdahhaj: YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensi…

Feb 20, 2023 · 7 shares · 249 followers View post →
Zaid K. Dahhaj
@zaidkdahhaj · X

YOU GAIN MORE BODY FAT It’s an association But fat gain makes sense when you learn that melatonin reduces insulin sensitivity Doesn’t take a genius to figure it out https://t.co/urTot0JWOj

Feb 20, 2023 · 51 likes · 7 shares · 49,185 followers View post →
alephh
@alephh · X

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat — Timing of food intake closer to melatonin onset (late meals) significantly associated with the percentage of body fat and body mass index (both P<0.05) https://t.co/VuGaJV7DY8

Oct 8, 2022 · 388 followers View post →
Bailey Apholz
@Bapholz · X

@sowhittit @jacqpfrancois Studies show eating more calories later in the day correlated with higher rates of obesity. One study here, “Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition”

Aug 2, 2022 · 7 likes · 210 followers View post →
bloodybricks
@bloodybricks · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Jun 19, 2022 · 10 shares · 339 followers View post →
ENDALA klinika zdraví
@endalaclinic · X

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat - PMC https://t.co/uMrpQaHtIU

Jun 7, 2022 · 1 like · 253 followers View post →
Saskia Wolf
@FrauLoop · X

@ItsMrHM @DDG_Tweets @dedocDE McHill AW et al. Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat. Am J Clin Nutr. 2017 Nov;106(5):1213-1219. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.117.161588. Epub 2017 Sep 6. PMID: 28877894; PMCID: PMC5657289.

May 26, 2022 · 616 followers View post →
Suncle Izwan
@izwanshahmin · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 5, 2022 · 10 shares · 8,585 followers View post →
munirah
@munnierah · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 5, 2022 · 10 shares · 727 followers View post →
Aaron the millstone maker
@Aaronchoffmann · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 4, 2022 · 10 shares · 241 followers View post →
Matt Izzo ⚡️
@mattizzo · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 4, 2022 · 10 shares · 20,684 followers View post →
bellringer
@mleary6 · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 4, 2022 · 10 shares · 206 followers View post →
Louis Croix Vé Baton
@AKaminarimon · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 4, 2022 · 10 shares · 382 followers View post →
Annie the Bird
@1nternetSpades · X

RT @Grimhood: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/KyVG3Zn2bM Circadian timing matters…

Mar 4, 2022 · 10 shares · 715 followers View post →
@FresnedaProjekto
@FresnedProjekto · X

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/TrDoj61GQm

Nov 24, 2021 · 84 followers View post →
Magnesium Girl - yin solutions for a yang world
@LocalRachel · X

Skipping breakfast or eating too late are not a good plan for your health. Your body has it's own cycle. Eat in sunlight (preferably outside) is best but eat under dim natural lights if not poss. Skipping breakfast: https://t.co/PaRO5EkSOI Eating late: https://t.co/x7YKo7E0Y9

Nov 12, 2021 · 12 likes · 8,868 followers View post →
Dupont Daniel
@DupontDaniel2 · X

RT @nicknorwitz: Circadian rhythm

Jun 15, 2021 · 2 shares · 23 followers View post →
Nick Norwitz MD PhD
@nicknorwitz · X

Circadian rhythm

Jun 14, 2021 · 14 likes · 2 shares · 112,574 followers View post →
Profe Claudio Nieto
@profeclaudioni1 · X

https://t.co/MTiP5dfPeK "Estos resultados proporcionan evidencia de que el consumo de alimentos durante la tarde y / o noche circadiana, independientemente de los factores de riesgo más tradicionales, juega un papel importante en la composición corporal"

Nov 30, 2020 · 2 likes · 14,115 followers View post →
free iran
@persianteas · X

@CJFlow97 @trobes7x @osmn969 @zahrabuzzz references: https://t.co/4aiCWJO1FQ increased body fat with later timing of meals (calories controlled) https://t.co/ut9ldeNFOe circadian rhythm of hunger (peaks in evening, dips in early morning when nausea is highest)

Sep 17, 2020 · 24 likes · 521 followers View post →
安西英雄
@deoanzai · X

食習慣とメラトニン分泌パターンを比べてみたら、太った人の夕食時間は(痩せた人より)メラトニン分泌が始まる時間に近かった(=その人の体内時計の夜おそくに食べてた)、という研究 Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/BXAItrYsD8

Jul 30, 2020 · 864 followers View post →
Liberty Siqueira
@robertlindeman_ · X

Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index https://t.co/sd295pMsEu

Dec 5, 2019 · 160 followers View post →
Aaron Maestri
@aaronmaestri · X

RT @ResetTx: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body mass index - https://t.co/ZSS8Pa24ta @SatchinPanda

Dec 5, 2019 · 6 shares · 988 followers View post →
Aaron Maestri
@aaronmaestri · X

RT @ResetTx: Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat - https://t.co/NFrZhUYthN

Dec 5, 2019 · 3 shares · 988 followers View post →
Susana
@Susyepezpacheco · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 2, 2019 · 15 shares · 105 followers View post →
Andi Bernar
@andi_bernar · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 199 followers View post →
JoacoCalahorrano
@JoaquiJC · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 204 followers View post →
Psainzdebaranda
@psainzdebaranda · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 1,258 followers View post →
Nutretxe | Sport Nutritionist
@Inakiem · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 59 followers View post →
Francisco
@locoterri · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 194 followers View post →
Adrián
@sinnerboy82 · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 1,062 followers View post →
Rafel
@Rafel081 · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 467 followers View post →
Simon Gonzalez
@simonkill909 · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 133 followers View post →
Asun Raya
@raya_asun · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 21 followers View post →
Karina Galo
@galo_karina · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 123 followers View post →
Marta Hurtado
@MartaSerSana · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 2,213 followers View post →
Miguel Franco
@MiguelFranco2 · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 3,077 followers View post →
Jose Manuel Caraballo
@Revuyon · X

RT @NutriRebel: Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fr…

Jan 1, 2019 · 15 shares · 212 followers View post →
con H de heterótrofo
@NutriRebel · X

Comienzo el año recordando que hay que comer de día. La hora en la que comes importa, y mucho. Así que no es lo mismo la fruta por la noche que por el día, por más que lo repitan. Later circadian timing of food intake is associated with increased body fat https://t.co/YIZiCRvIma

Jan 1, 2019 · 43 likes · 15 shares · 5,946 followers View post →