Early dinner: Consume dinner between 17:30 and 19:00 for a week
Delayed dinner: Consume dinner between 20:30 and 22:00 for a week
Study summary
The aim of this project is to investigate the impact of dinner timing on eating behaviors, physical activity and metabolic healthy in healthy adults
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
20 Years
Max age
50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
* No regular exerciser in the last 3 months.
* BMI between 18.5-27 kg/m².
* Regular habit of eating three meals per day, with dinner consumed between 17:00 and 20:00.
* No intentional weight change (\>3%) in the past 3 months.
* No special dietary practices (e.g., intermittent fasting).
* Regular sleep (22:00-01:00), at least 6.5 hours per night.
* Non-smoker and non-alcoholic.
* Willing to maintain stable lifestyle and comply with protocol.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Pregnancy, preparing for pregnancy or menopause.
* Personal history of/existing diabetes, cardiovascular disease or metabolic diseases.
* Diagnosed sleep disorders.
* Taking medications influencing glucose metabolism.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Glucose responses — During 7 days of early dinner and 7 days of delayed dinner intervention Changes in blood glucose responses between early and delayed dinner intervention
Eating behaviour — During early dinner and delayed dinner intervention (3 days of weekday and 1 day of weekend) Meal choice (i.e., energy intake in kcal) between early and delayed dinner intervention
Trial sites (1)
Facility
City
Region
Status
National Taiwan Normal University
Taipei
Taiwan
Recruiting
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