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Circadian Nutrition
As fitness professionals, we often focus on what our clients eat—macros, calories, and micronutrients. But a growing body of evidence suggests that when they eat is just as critical. Circadian nutrition, an emerging area of chronobiology, explores how meal timing aligned with the body’s natural rhythms can optimize metabolism, energy, performance, and overall health. With…
Calories, Not Meal Timing, Key to Weight Loss
A study finds that it’s caloric deficit that spurs weight loss, not any change in meal timing. When it comes to the battle of the bulge, we have more evidence that calories are king. A head-to-head trial of a calorie-reduced diet and a time-restricted eating diet, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, found no difference…
Meal Timing for Metabolic Health
Another study shows earlier meal timing may lead to improved blood glucose levels and better metabolic health.
5 Meal-Timing Myths Exposed
Share the truth about these 5 meal timing myths to guide your clients toward meeting their goals and improving their nutrition.
Nutrient Timing Nonsense
Whether your clients are trying to lose weight or gain muscle, chances are they have asked you about meal frequency and nutrient timing, which are common terms used to talk about dietary eating patterns. Is there a “right” way to eat or a right time to eat?
The Art of the Blend
While we strive for content balance when planning each issue of Fitness Journal, every so often we seem to assemble a collection of articles which—just by a quick scan of the table of contents—looks like a heck of a lot of fun to learn from. Welcome to one of those issues!
Myths About Meal Timing and Frequency
Which is better: eating five or more small meals or fasting for 16 hours a day? There are a lot of opinions about the optimal timing of meals. Whether your clients are trying to lose weight or gain muscle, chances are they have heard of meal frequency and meal timing, which are common terms used interchangeably to talk about dietary eating patterns. However, all the talk has created a mythology around the “right” way to eat. It’s time to separate myth from reality by looking beyond opinions and focusing on the science.
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