According to a recent study, the human body can predict the timings of meals it takes on frequent basis. This study was conducted by University of Surrey and reveals major information about the human body. The researchers also discovered that the daily blood glucose rhythms are not just influenced by meal timings but also by meal quantity.
This study was published in the journal Current Biology. In the first study of its kind, researchers from Surrey, led by Professor Jonathan Johnston, investigated if the human circadian system anticipates large meals. Circadian rhythms/systems are physiological changes, including metabolic, that follow a 24-hour cycle and are usually synchronised to environmental signals, such as light and dark cycles.
Previous studies in this field have focused on animal controls and until now it has been undetermined whether human physiology can predict mealtimes and food availability.
Jonathan Johnston, Professor of Chronobiology, and Integrative Physiology at the University of Surrey said:
“We often get hungry around the same time every day, but the extent to which our biology can anticipate mealtimes is unknown. It is possible that metabolic rhythms align to meal patterns and that regularity of meals will ensure that we eat at the time when our bodies are best adapted to deal with them.”
To learn more, 24 male participants undertook an eight-day laboratory study with strict sleep-wake schedules, exposure to light-dark cycles, and food intake. not
