Obesity and the biological clock: When times are out of joint
Thursday, May 10, 2012 - 13:30
in Health & Medicine
Urgent appointments, tight work timetables and hectic social schedules structure modern life, and they very often clash with our intrinsic biological rhythms. The discrepancy results in so-called social jetlag, which can damage one’s health. Among other effects, it can contribute to the development of obesity, as a new study shows.