Circadian Disruption and Metabolic Disorder

Dear Colleagues,

Lifestyle and behavioral choices such as work schedules, eating patterns, and social jetlag seriously impact metabolic homeostasis. Metabolic dysfunction due to the chronic misalignment of an organism’s endogenous rhythms is detrimental to health, and is a major contributor to metabolic disorders, increasing the risk of obesity, metabolic and cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. This Special Issue of Metabolites, “Circadian Rhythms and Metabolic Disorders”, is dedicated to providing a comprehensive view of the relations between circadian disruption, metabolic disorders, and health.

• Topics of interest include:
  Circadian disruption and metabolic syndrome, and specifically relations to diabetes, liver disease, obesity, and cardiovascular disease;
• Circadian -omics and metabolic disorders;
• The gut microbiome, circadian rhythms, and metabolic disorders;
• The role of race, sex, and age in circadian disruption and metabolic disorders;
• The role of lifestyle and behaviors in exacerbating the metabolic implications of circadian disruption;
• The role of time-restricted feeding as a metabolic entrainment in the context of circadian disruption;
• The circadian clock as an intervention target in metabolic disorders;
• Systems biology approaches to understanding the role of circadian rhythms in metabolism and metabolic disorders.

Manuscripts dealing with other relevant challenging issues are also highly desired.

Prof. Ioannis (Yannis) P. Androulakis
Prof. Vinod Rustgi
Guest Editors

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