Food as a circadian time cue — evidence from human studies

Nature Reviews Endocrinology, Published online: 13 February 2020; doi:10.1038/s41574-020-0318-zFood is widely assumed to be a zeitgeber, or time cue, for the human circadian system; however, evidence from human trials is scarce. This Review highlights evidence from human studies that food is a zeitgeber and compares findings against formal zeitgeber criteria.

Source: Nature Reviews Endocrinology - February 12, 2020 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Philip Lewis Henrik Oster Horst W. Korf Russell G. Foster Thomas C. Erren Source Type: research