Beyond the nutritional quality of a diet, the timing of meals is important, with later first and last meals of the day associated with increased risks for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), especially in women, results of a large prospective study suggested.
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"Our results suggest a potential benefit of adopting earlier eating timing patterns and coupling a longer nighttime fasting period with an early last meal, rather than breakfast skipping, in CVD prevention," the authors wrote.