There is evidence supporting circadian regulation of drug metabolism, transport, and detoxification. If the drugs are given in time-of-day-specific manner, it will have different effectiveness, which lead to new concept of chrono-pharmacotherapy.
Science just started figuring out the optimal timing for different medications.
If chronotherapy the optimal timing of drugs can have such an impact, it should come as no surprise that chrono prevention the scheduling of lifestyle interventions like mealtimes can also make a difference.
For effective treatment for obesity, importance should be placed not only on the quantity but timing of calorie intake. Consuming more calories earlier in the day rather than later in the day can assist with weight management.
Obesity has been characterized as a chronobiological disease.
Timing of calorie intake may have shifted slightly over last few decades towards, a greater proportion of foods are taken later in the day.
Is it that people who eat later, tend to eat more because they end up eating over the entire day, or is is it because of eating junk on the couch while watching primetime TV. Also night has tendency to eat more fast food, soda and fewer fruits and vegetables. In the field of social psychology there’s a controversial concept called ego depletion where self-control is viewed as a limited resource like a muscle that can become fatigued from overuse, as the day wears on, the ability to resist unhealthy food choices may decline, leaving one vulnerable to temptation.
Two groups of people were given same amount of calories and some composition of food in king prince and pauper group vs Pauper price and king group.
It was concluded that’s its the timing itself which causes weight loss.