Timing of chocolate intake affects hunger, substrate oxidation, and microbiota: A randomized controlled trial

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Eating chocolate in the morning or in the evening/at night, may differentially affect energy balance and impact body weight due to changes in energy intake, substrate oxidation, microbiota (composition/function), and circadian-related variables. In a randomized controlled trial, postmenopausal females (n = 19) had 100 g of chocolate in the morning (MC), in the evening/at night (EC), or no chocolate (N) for 2 weeks and ate any other food ad libitum. Our results show that 14 days of chocolate intake did not increase body weight. Chocolate consumption decreased hunger and desire for sweets (P

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Hernández-González, T., González-Barrio, R., Escobar, C., Madrid, J. A., Periago, M. J., Collado, M. C., … Garaulet, M. (2021). Timing of chocolate intake affects hunger, substrate oxidation, and microbiota: A randomized controlled trial. FASEB Journal, 35(7). https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002770RR

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