The Claim

Daytime restricted feeding in male C57BL/6 mice increases fecal primary, secondary, and unconjugated bile acids at ZT0 and decreases them at ZT12, disrupting their normal circadian fluctuation.

Source: Daytime restricted feeding Promotes Circadian Desynchrony and Metabolic Disruption with Changes in Bile Acids profiles and Gut Microbiota in C57BL/6 Male Mice.

What the research says

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In plain English

In male C57BL/6 mice, feeding only during the day causes higher levels of certain bile acids in feces at midday and lower levels at midnight, altering the natural daily rhythm of these compounds.

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Daytime restricted feeding in male C57BL/6 mice increases fecal primary, secondary, and unconjugated bile acids at ZT0 and decreases them at ZT12, disrupting their normal circadian fluctuation.

Why this might work

When food is eaten during the day instead of at night, the liver's internal clock gets confused and stops properly timing the production of bile acids. At the same time, the bacteria in the gut change in a way that breaks down bile acids differently. Together, this causes too many bile acids to appear in the feces in the morning and too few at night, breaking the normal daily rhythm.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Daytime restricted feeding Promotes Circadian Desynchrony and Metabolic Disruption with Changes in Bile Acids profiles and Gut Microbiota in C57BL/6 Male Mice.

    When male mice are fed during the day instead of at night, their poop shows more bile acids in the morning and less at night — flipping the normal pattern. This proves daytime eating messes up their body’s natural daily rhythm for these chemicals.

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