Clock genes regulate blood sugar

Numerous studies have shown that what we eat is vital to our health. New research suggests that when we eat may be just as important.

In mice, as in people, blood sugar concentration rises to a peak once a day. Mealtimes strongly influence this daily oscillation in blood sugar, or glucose, concentrations.

Previous studies have shown that when researchers damage an area of a mouse’s brain known to regulate circadian rhythm, the body’s 24-hour time clock, the rodents stop regulating blood sugar concentrations.