Περίληψη:
In recent years, a healthy balanced diet together with weight reduction
has risen to the forefront of minimizing the impact of cardiovascular
disease. There is evidence that metabolic processes present circadian
rhythmicity. Moreover, the timing of food consumption exerts a powerful
influence on circadian rhythms. In this context, the subject of
chrononutrition, described as the alignment of timing of food intake to
the rhythms imposed by the circadian clock, has attracted considerable
interest for possible beneficial effects on cardiovascular health.
Current human studies suggest that chrononutrition-based dietary
interventions could reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease by
improving weight control, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.
However, meta-analysis of randomized control trials in this topic
present varying and somehow conflicting results. Even the traditional
association of breakfast skipping with adverse cardiovascular outcomes
is nowadays controversial. Therefore, long-term and fairly consistent
studies on the effect of chrononutrition on cardiovascular outcomes are
needed. The purpose of this review is to provide concise evidence of the
most recent literature involving the effects of chrononutrition and the
specific chrononutrition-based dietary interventions, in particular
time-restricted eating, on body weight and other cardiovascular disease
risk factors.
Συγγραφείς:
Katsi, Vasiliki
Papakonstantinou, Ilias P.
Soulaidopoulos,
Stergios
Katsiki, Niki
Tsioufis, Konstantinos
