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Lead
University of Colorado, Denver
Age
20–35
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
You may be eligible if
males and females aged 20-35 yr;
BMI 25-35 kg/m2 and weight stable (±2kg in past 2mo);
non-smoker;
sedentary to moderately active (≤3 days of exercise per week ≤30 min of exercise per session);
sleeping pattern of \>7 hours to 9.25 hrs of sleep/night.
subjects will be asked to identify themselves as regular consumers of 3 balanced meals per day by answering the question: "Do you eat breakfast, lunch, and dinner on ≥ 5 days per week?"
You may not be if
Smoker (current or within the previous 3 months);
Use any medication that could affect lipid metabolism, insulin signaling, or sleep;
Pregnant women will not be enrolled in the study;
Have a job that involves shift work;
Dwelling below Denver altitude (1,600 m) a year prior to testing;
Travel across more than one time zone 3 wk before a study;
chronic health conditions such as diabetes, hyper or hypothyroidism, renal or liver disease, anemia, or cancer;
Regularly go to sleep after midnight;
o Subjects will be excluded if they are identified as having night eating syndrome (at least 25% of food intake is consumed after the evening meal and/or at least two episodes of nocturnal eating per week);
Allergy to lidocaine or similar compound;
Have one or more of the following out-of-range values measured on a fasting blood sample:
* glucose \> 110 mg/dl,
* thyroid stimulating hormone \<0.5 or \>5.0 µU/ml.
