TY - JOUR
T1 - When you eat matters
T2 - 60 years of Franz Halberg's nutrition chronomics
AU - Cornelissen, Germaine
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Franz Halberg revolutionalized the field of nutrition by his demonstration that "when" we eat can make the difference between life and death in the experimental laboratory, and between weight gain or weight loss in everyday life. His critical contributions have far-reaching implications, whether for feeding the under-nourished in populations stricken by starvation, or for managing one of today's great scourges in the more opulent countries, namely obesity. The use of a calorie consumed in the morning differs from that of one ingested in the evening, contributing, as he also showed, to different hormonal relations prevailing when a single daily meal is taken as breakfast-only or dinner-only. Important mechanisms underlying metabolism as they relate to health and longevity uncovered by Franz in the innumerable studies he designed and conducted on several continents remain beyond the frontier of current scientific investigations, attesting to his visionary leadership, his ability to look at the facts without any preconceived ideas, and his truly amazing humility and eagerness to serve.
AB - Franz Halberg revolutionalized the field of nutrition by his demonstration that "when" we eat can make the difference between life and death in the experimental laboratory, and between weight gain or weight loss in everyday life. His critical contributions have far-reaching implications, whether for feeding the under-nourished in populations stricken by starvation, or for managing one of today's great scourges in the more opulent countries, namely obesity. The use of a calorie consumed in the morning differs from that of one ingested in the evening, contributing, as he also showed, to different hormonal relations prevailing when a single daily meal is taken as breakfast-only or dinner-only. Important mechanisms underlying metabolism as they relate to health and longevity uncovered by Franz in the innumerable studies he designed and conducted on several continents remain beyond the frontier of current scientific investigations, attesting to his visionary leadership, his ability to look at the facts without any preconceived ideas, and his truly amazing humility and eagerness to serve.
KW - Blood pressure
KW - Cancer
KW - Chronobiology
KW - Circadian
KW - Food restriction
KW - Lifespan
KW - Meal timing
KW - Starvation
KW - Suprachiasmatic nuclei
KW - Synchronizer
KW - Weight
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U2 - 10.2174/1876396001205010016
DO - 10.2174/1876396001205010016
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84859492006
SN - 1876-3960
VL - 5
SP - 16
EP - 44
JO - Open Nutraceuticals Journal
JF - Open Nutraceuticals Journal
IS - 1
ER -