It could also make you feel hungrier.

(And what not to.

Our dietitians totally understand and support keeping an eye on what’s on your plate, of course.

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They also had their body temperature checked, energy expenditure monitored and blood samples taken throughout the day.

Still, 16 people is a very small sample of the entire population.

Scheer, Ph.D., the director of the Medical Chronobiology Program, tellsBrigham and Women’s Hospital Newsroom.