Abstract：
Meal timing plays a crucial role for cardiometabolic health, given the circadian regulation of cardiometabolic function. However, to the best of our knowledge, no concept of meal timing exists in traditional European medicine (TEM). Therefore, in this narrative review, we aim to define the optimal time slot for energy intake and optimal energy distribution throughout the day in a context of TEM and explore further implications. By reviewing literature published between 2002 and 2022, we found that optimal timing for energy intake may be between 06:00 and 09:00, 12:00 and 14:00, and between 15:00 and 18:00, with high energy breakfast, medium energy lunch and low energy dinner and possibly further adjustments according to one\'s chronotype and genetics. Also, timing and distribution of energy intake may serve as a novel therapeutic strategy to optimize coction, a concept describing digestion and metabolism in TEM. Please cite this article as: Eberli NS, Colas L, Gimalac A. Chrononutrition in traditional European medicine-Ideal meal timing for cardiometabolic health promotion. J Integr Med. 2024; 22(2);115-125.
摘要：
用餐时间对心脏代谢健康起着至关重要的作用，考虑到心脏代谢功能的昼夜节律调节。然而,据我们所知,在传统的欧洲医学（TEM）中不存在用餐时间的概念。因此,在这篇叙述性评论中，我们的目标是在TEM的背景下定义能量摄入的最佳时隙和全天的最佳能量分布，并探索进一步的含义。通过回顾2002年至2022年之间发表的文献，我们发现能量摄入的最佳时机可能在06:00至09:00，12:00至14:00以及15:00至18:00之间，具有高能量早餐，中等能量午餐和低能量晚餐，并可能根据一个人的时间型和遗传学进一步调整。此外，能量摄入的定时和分配可以作为一种新的治疗策略来优化能量摄入，在TEM中描述消化和代谢的概念。请引用这篇文章：EberliNS，ColasL,GimalacA.欧洲传统医学中的Chrononnutrition-心脏代谢健康促进的理想进餐时机。JIntegrMed。2024；22（2）；115-125。
