Mouse study shows weight gain more than doubles on opposite schedule
(NEWSER) - Eating when you should be sleeping—the proverbial midnight snack, say, or the meals of night-shift workers—could put you at higher risk of obesity, Time reports. A new study fed two groups of mice the same high-fat diet on opposite schedules; the group that ate during “normal” waking hours had a weight gain of 20% after 6 weeks, while the other group gained 48%. The mouse study, the first of its kind, mirrors observational research on humans. More»
