Boston: A new study has revealed that meal times can affect our mental health.
Research co-author Frank Scheer said the findings provide evidence of a unique way to potentially reduce the damage caused by mealtimes to our body's internal clock dysregulation. do Such as people who work shifts and suffer from periodic sleep problems (jet lag).
Scheer said in the news release that future studies in shift workers and obese individuals are needed to determine whether changing meal times can protect against mood sensitivity. Until then, this research brings out a new factor and that is that mealtimes have problems for our mood.
According to research, about 20 percent of employees in industrialized societies, such as factories and hospitals, work in shifts. Many of these employees suffer from a misalignment between their central 'circadian clock' in their brains and daily behavior. These include sleep-wake and periods of hunger and eating. These individuals are 25 percent to 40 percent more likely to suffer from depression and anxiety.
12 men and seven women were selected in the study conducted by the researchers. Participants were placed in a forced asynchronous environment for four 28-hour days of dim light.
