Is “When” We Eat as Important as “What” We Eat? – Chronobiological Aspects of Food Intake

Energy & Macronutrient Metabolism RIS and Nutrition Translation RIS
Supported by the Kellogg Company
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center – Room 157 ABC

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
8:00 AM–10:00 AM

Chairs

Lisa Sanders, PhD, RD and Carol O’Neil, PhD

Presentations

The human circadian timing system and its influence on metabolic processes. Frank Scheer, PhD, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Eat breakfast like a king?  Meal timing, frequency and composition as a regulator of body clocks. Jonathan Johnston, PhD, University of Surrey, Surrey, United Kingdom

Impact of circadian dysregulation on food intake, gastrointestinal function and metabolism – what we’ve learned from animal models. Fred Turek, PhD, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Circadian disruptions in humans – impact on metabolism, energy balance & obesity. José M. Ordovás, PhD, Jean Mayer USDA HNRCA at Tufts University, Boston, MA