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. 2020 Jan;48(1):4-10.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000207.

A Time to Eat and a Time to Exercise

Evelyn B Parr  1 , Leonie K Heilbronn  2 , John A Hawley  1
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A Time to Eat and a Time to Exercise

Evelyn B Parr et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

This Perspective for Progress provides a synopsis for the potential of time-restricted eating (TRE) to rescue some of the deleterious effects on circadian biology induced by our modern-day lifestyle. We provide novel insights into the comparative and potential complementary effects of TRE and exercise training on metabolic health.

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Proposed perturbations to glucose, insulin, and free fatty acid (FFA) concentrations over a 24-h period with time-restricted eating (TRE) (orange, dashed lines) or “exercise snacks” (~10 min walking; green, dashed lines) compared with typical circulating metabolite patterns in response to three meals consumed during waking hours.
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Figure 2
Effects of time-restricted eating (TRE) and exercise training on metabolic health in humans (known, solid box; proposed, dashed box). Green arrows, positive change; red arrows, negative change; question mark, unknown effect. SAT, subcutaneous adipose tissue; VAT, visceral adipose tissue.
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