Delayed Dinner, Exercise and Glucose Metabolism

Impact of Exercise on Metabolic Health Following Delayed Dinner Consumption in Healthy Adults

This study aims to investigate whether exercise can alleviate the impact of delayed dinner on metabolic health next morning in sedentary healthy adults

Inclusion Criteria:

• Physical inactive males
• Weight stable for more than 3 months (no change in weight +/- 3%)
• Non-smoker
• Able to walk comfortably on a treadmill
• Dinner consumers with normal sleep pattern (cycles)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Personal history of/existing diabetes, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease or dyslipidaemia
• Taking medications that may influence lipid or carbohydrate metabolism or immune system function
• Unable to take part in exercise for any reason (e.g., injury or disability) or a positive response to any questions on the Physical Activity Readiness questionnaire (PAR-Q)