In the United States alone, 42 percent of adults are affected by obesity, while an estimated 650 million adults are affected worldwide.
An obese adult is at higher risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, certain cancers, and COVID-19 morbidity. Historically, the recommendation for targeting obesity has been to reduce dietary intake and to increase physical exercise. However, the effects of these measures have been found to be only temporary.
In a new study published by Cell Metabolism, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital found that late eating has an impact on the three players in body weight regulation and in turn, obesity risk: regulation of calorie intake, the number of calories burned, and molecular changes in fat tissue….