Tag: Time-restricted feeding

Fasting to Lower Night Shift Heart Attack Risk

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

This article discusses a study on mice showing that time-restricted feeding restores the disrupted circadian rhythm of insulin secretion among shift workers.[1] Insulin secretion not only depends on the presence of food but also on the time of day. It is part of the circadian rhythm that all organisms follow. Circadian Rhythm Circadian rhythms are…

Early Time-Restricted Feeding: Intermittent Fasting In Sync with the Circadian Rhythm

Posted on by Jesse Santiano, M.D.

Early Time-Restricted Feeding is Intermittent Fasting In Sync with the Circadian Rhythm Early Time-Restricted Feeding (eTRF) is a form of intermittent fasting where the meal period starts in the morning and lasts for 6 to 8 hours. For example, an 8-hour period of eating will begin at 7 am, and then the last meal may…