The Claim

Daytime restricted feeding in male C57BL/6 mice alters gut microbiota composition by increasing Firmicutes abundance and the Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes ratio while decreasing Verrucomicrobia abundance and disrupting daily fluctuations of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Parabacteroides.

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 daytime changes the gut microbiome by increasing Firmicutes and the Firmicutes-to-Bacteroidetes ratio, reducing Verrucomicrobia, and altering the daily rhythm of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Parabacteroides bacteria.

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Daytime restricted feeding in male C57BL/6 mice alters gut microbiota composition, increasing Firmicutes abundance and F/B ratio while decreasing Verrucomicrobia, and disrupting daily fluctuations of Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Parabacteroides.

Why this might work

When food is consumed during the day instead of the night, the liver's internal clock gets out of sync with the body's natural rhythm. This causes the liver to produce bile acids at the wrong times, which changes the environment in the gut. The altered bile acids favor bacteria that thrive in those conditions, increasing some types like Firmicutes and reducing others like Verrucomicrobia. This shift also disrupts the daily cycles of specific bacteria such as Akkermansia, Lactobacillus, and Parabacteroides.

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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 only during the day instead of at night, their gut bacteria change: bad bacteria increase, good ones decrease, and their daily rhythms get messed up—exactly what the claim says.

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