Impact of Circadian Rhythms and Dietary Patterns on Human Health
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Neuro Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 16
Special Issue Editor
Interests: circadian rhythm; time-restricted eating; TRE; intermittent fasting; IF; insulin signaling; mTOR; obesity; shift work; diabetes; microbiome; nutrient signaling; sleep; cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We invite the submission of abstracts exploring the profound effects of circadian rhythms and dietary interventions on metabolic, systemic, and population health. The interplay between biological timing and eating behaviors—such as time-restricted eating (TRE) and intermittent fasting (IF)—is an emerging frontier in disease prevention and performance optimization.
We encourage contributions involving patient-based studies that investigate not only molecular and physiological mechanisms—including insulin signaling, mTOR activity, and nutrient sensing—but also clinical outcomes and population-based impacts. Studies addressing the role of circadian-aligned eating in chronic diseases (e.g., obesity, diabetes, cancer, and sleep disorders), in addition to those examining how shift work or circadian disruption alters metabolic and health trajectories, are welcome.
Research spanning clinical trials, epidemiological analyses, and associated biochemical mechanisms is encouraged. Abstracts should highlight novel insights, methodological advances, or translational and public health implications.
Join us in uncovering how aligning feeding patterns with internal clocks can reshape the future of health and disease prevention.
Dr. Matt Ulgherait
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- circadian rhythm
- time-restricted eating
- TRE
- intermittent fasting
- IF
- insulin signaling
- mTOR
- obesity
- shift work
- diabetes
- microbiome
- nutrient signaling
- sleep
- cancer
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