Researchers discover how eating affects the circadian body clock

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New research has found it is not just what you eat, but when you eat that is important, knowledge which could improve the health of shift workers and people suffering from jet lag. The Medical Research Council (MRC)-funded study, published today in the journal Cell, is the first to identify insulin as a primary signal that helps communicate the timing of meals to the cellular clocks located across our body, commonly known as the body clock. The team behind the research believe this improved understanding may lead to new ways to alleviate the ill-health associated with disruption to the body …read more

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