Recent studies link energy regulation to the circadian clock at the behavioral, physiological
and molecular levels, emphasizing that the timing of food intake itself may have a significant …

Background: There is emerging literature demonstrating a relationship between the timing of
feeding and weight regulation in animals. However, whether the timing of food intake …

Feeding behavior is integrated within a wide variety of eating behaviors, which depend on
psychosocial, biological and environmental factors. These types of behavior can cause …

Aims/hypothesis The aim of the study was to compare the effect of six (A6 regimen) vs two
meals a day, breakfast and lunch (B2 regimen), on body weight, hepatic fat content (HFC) …

An increasing number of studies have reported a heritable component for the regulation of
energy intake and eating behaviour, although the individual polymorphisms and their 'effect …

Background Over the last decade, the results of several studies have indicated that adults'
food preferences, consumption, and dietary choices vary depending on their genotype …

Obesity is a common metabolic disorder with increasing trend all around the world. Owing to
the role of pro-inflammatory cytokines on obesity, we aimed to investigate the role of …

Recent studies suggest that meal frequencies influence the risk of obesity in children and
adolescents. It has also been shown that multiple genetic loci predispose to obesity already …

Purpose The interactions between lifestyle and genetic factors play an important role in
obesity development. Mutations in melanocortin-4-receptor (MC4R) gene are one of the …

Background There is an increasing body of evidence suggesting that vitamin D is involved in
ethiopathogenesis of obesity and therefore the aim of the study was to investigate whether 5 …