Lunch timing

Lunch timing has been studied in 2 papers since 2021: 2 observational studies in people; 1 in the past year. The newest paper, Oct 22, 2026: “Associations of meal timing and dietary macronutrient timing with sleep quality in a diet and physical activity intervention: The Sistas Inspiring Sistas through Activity and Support (SISTAS) study”.

Exposure

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“having lunch after 12:00 (vs. before 12:00, OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.75) were associated with decreased risk of MCI”
Association of Dietary Habits with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Elderly in Rural Area of North ChinaCurrent Alzheimer research2021doi:10.2174/1567205018666210617152205
  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • Humans2

What is Lunch timing linked with?

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Studies link Lunch timing with 1 measure, most often mild cognitive impairment (1 study).

Mild cognitive impairment

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1 study
  1. Lunch timing is linked with a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment in humans (multivariable-adjusted) (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.75).

    “having lunch after 12:00 (vs. before 12:00, OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.75) were associated with decreased risk of MCI”

    Humansmultivariable-adjusted

    Association of Dietary Habits with Mild Cognitive Impairment among Elderly in Rural Area of North China

    Current Alzheimer research

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