'Body clock' dysregulation underlies obesity, more

A team of scientists has investigated how 'body clock dysregulation' might affect obesity-related metabolic disorders. "Animal sleeping and eating patterns, including those of humans, are subject to a circadian rhythmicity," one researcher said. "And previous studies have shown an association between the dysregulation of circadian or body clock rhythms and some metabolic disorders," adding that this study affirms that eating unhealthy foods causes health problems and that it's much worse to eat unhealthy foods at the wrong time.

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