Chrononutrition: The ‘when’ of food and drink consumption - not just the ‘what’ and the ‘how much’

As our lifestyles, including work patterns, have become more demanding and irregular, our meal patterns have followed suit, with many people eating most of their daily calories in the evening, and having become accustomed to eating what they want, when they want. This is a potential problem since there is increasing evidence that the structure of meal timing may be a factor contributing to the global rise in obesity.

How could a better understanding of appetite help us stay healthy?

Recent research suggests eating most of our calories in the evening – the pattern most common in the UK – may also be linked to obesity. We’re not alone in eating late. As our lifestyles have become more demanding and irregular, so have our meal patterns. Compared with 30 years ago, more meals are skipped, or eaten on the go, and later in the day.

Protein for Life – Developing food opportunities for a healthy, ageing population

'Protein for Life' is designed to identify and develop guidelines for protein products for healthy ageing (living a better, longer life) that are cost effective, sustainable and enjoyable.

Using a unique multidisciplinary approach we aim to understand current consumer behaviours around protein intake, and barriers and constraints to increasing protein intake in an ageing population.