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    • Perspective of survivors in perpetrator programme outcome evaluation: results from a case example in the Italian context 

      Vall, Berta; Grané-Morcillo, Jaume; Pauncz, Alessandra; Hester, Marianne (Culture e Studi del Sociale, 8(2), 86-101., 2023-12)
      Perpetrator programmes have been widely developed in recent years. Despite this, their outcomes remain controversial. The main challenge in evaluating perpetrator programmes is the lack of ...
    • Intensive weight-loss lifestyle intervention using Mediterranean diet and COVID-19 risk in older adults: secondary analysis of PREDIMED-Plus Trial 

      Shyam, S.; García-Gavilán, Jesús; Paz Graniel, Indira; Gaforio, Jose J; Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel; Corella Piquer, Dolores; Martínez, José Alfredo; Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.; Wärnberg, Julia; Vioque, Jesús; Romaguera, Dora; López Miranda, José; Estruch Riba, Ramon; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco J.; Lapetra, José; Serra Majem, Lluís; Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora; Tur, Josep A.; Martín Sánchez, Vicente; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Matía Martín, Pilar; Vidal, Josep; Alcarria, M. del Mar; Daimiel, Lidia; Ros Rahola, Emilio; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando; Nishi, Stephanie K.; García Regata, Óscar; Pérez-Araluce, Rafael; Asensio, Eva Maria; Castañer, Olga; Garcia-Rios, Antonio; Oncina Canovas, Alejandro; Bouzas, Cristina; Zulet, M. Angeles; Rayó Gago, Elena; Casas, Rosa; Martin-Pelaez, S.; Tojal Sierra, Lucas; Bernal-López, M. Rosa; Carlos, Silvia; Sorlí, José V.; Goday, Alberto; Peña Orihuela, Patricia J; Pastor-Morel, A.; Eguaras, Sonia; Zomeño, M. Dolores; Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel; Babio, Nancy; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Salas Salvadó, Jordi (The Journal of nutrition, health and aging, 2023, 27(12): 1162-1167, 2023-12)
      Objectives We tested the effects of a weight-loss intervention encouraging energy-reduced MedDiet and physical activity (PA) in comparison to ad libitum MedDiet on COVID-19 incidence in older ...
    • Increased ultra-processed food consumption is associated with worsening of cardiometabolic risk factors in adults with metabolic syndrome: Longitudinal analysis from a randomized trial 

      González Palacios, Sandra; Oncina Canovas, Alejandro; Garcia de la Hera, Manuela; Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel; Salas Salvadó, Jordi; Corella Piquer, Dolores; Schröder, Helmut; Martínez, José Alfredo; Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.; Wärnberg, Julia; Romaguera, Dora; López Miranda, José; Estruch Riba, Ramon; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco J.; Lapetra, José; Serra Majem, Lluís; Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi; Tur, Josep A.; Martín Sánchez, Vicente; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel; Matía Martín, Pilar; Vidal, Josep; Vázquez, Clotilde; Daimiel, Lidia; Ros, Emilio; Bes-Rastrollo, Maira; Atzeni, Alessandro; Sorli, Jose V.; Zomeño, M. Dolores; Peña Orihuela, Patricia J; Compañ-Gabucio, Laura; Barón López, Francisco Javier; Zulet, M. Angeles; Konieczna, Jadwiga; Casas, Rosa; Garrido-Garrido, Eva; Tojal Sierra, Lucas; Gómez-Pérez, Ana Maria; Ruiz-Canela, Miguel; Palau Galindo, Antoni; Saiz, Carmen; Pérez-Vega, Karla Alejandra; García Rios, Antonio; Torres-Collado, Laura; Basterra-Gortari, Francisco Javier; Garcidueñas Fimbres, Tany Elizabeth; Malcampo, Mireia; Vioque, Jesús (Atherosclerosis, 2023, 377: 12-23, 2023-07)
      Background and aims The association between changes in ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and cardiometabolic risk (CMR) factors remains understudied. We evaluated the association between changes ...
    • Association of adiposity and its changes over time with COVID‑19 risk in older adults with overweight/obesity and metabolic syndrome: a longitudinal evaluation in the PREDIMED‑Plus cohort 

      Shyam, Sangeetha; García-Gavilán, Jesús; Paz Graniel, Indira; Gaforio, Jose J; Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel; Corella Piquer, Dolores; Martínez, José Alfredo; Alonso Gómez, Ángel M.; Wärnberg, Julia; Vioque, Jesús; Romaguera, Dora; López Miranda, José; Estruch Riba, Ramon; Tinahones Madueño, Francisco J.; Lapetra, José; Serra Majem, Lluís; Bueno-Cavanillas, Aurora; Tur, Josep A.; Martín Sánchez, Vicente; Pintó Sala, Xavier; Matía Martín, Pilar; Vidal, Josep; Vázquez, Clotilde; Daimiel, Lidia; Ros, Emilio; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando; Nishi, Stephanie K.; Garcia‑Regata, Oscar; Toledo, Estefanía; Asensio, Eva Maria; Castañer, Olga; Garcia-Rios, Antonio; Torres-Collado, Laura; Gómez-Gracia, Enrique; Zulet, M. Angeles; Goñi, Nuria; Casas, Rosa; Cano-Ibáñez, Naomi; Tojal Sierra, Lucas; Gómez-Pérez, Ana Maria; Sorlí, José V.; Cinza-Sanjurjo, Sergio; Martín‑Peláez, Sandra; Peña Orihuela, Patricia J; Oncina Canovas, Alejandro; Pérez-Araluce, Rafael; Zomeño, M. Dolores; Chaplin, Alice; Delgado-Rodríguez, Miguel; Babio, Nancy; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Salas Salvadó, Jordi (BMC Medicine, 2023, 21: 390, 2023-10)
      Abstract Background Cross-sectionally, older age and obesity are associated with increased coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) risk. We assessed the longitudinal associations of baseline and changes ...
    • Nutritional quality of food as represented by the FSAm-NPS nutrient profiling system underlying the Nutri-Score label and cancer risk in Europe: Results from the EPIC prospective cohort study 

      Deschasaux, Mélanie; Huybrechts, Inge; Murphy, Neil; Julia, Chantal; Hercberg, Serge; Srour, Bernard; Kesse-Guyot, Emmanuelle; Latino-Martel, Paule; Biessy, Carine; Casagrande, Corinne; Jenab, Mazda; Ward, Heather A.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Dahm, Christina C.; Overvad, Kim; Kyrø, Cecilie; Olsen, Anja; Affret, Aurélie; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Mahamat-Saleh, Yahya; Kaaks, Rudolf; Kühn, Tilman; Boeing, Heiner; Schwingshackl, Lukas; Bamia, Christina; Peppa, Eleni; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Masala, Giovanna; Krogh, Vittorio; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas; Peeters, Petra H.; Hjartåker, Anette; Rylander, Charlotta; Skeie, Guri; Quirós, José Ramón; Jakszyn, Paula; Salamanca-Fernández, Elena; Huerta, José María; Ardanaz, Eva; Amiano, Pilar; Ericson, Ulrika; Sonestedt, Emily; Huseinovic, Ena; Johansson, Ingegerd; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Ferrari, Pietro; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Marc J.; Touvier, Mathilde (PLoS Medicine, 2018, 15(9): e1002651, 2018-09)
      Background Helping consumers make healthier food choices is a key issue for the prevention of cancer and other diseases. In many countries, political authorities are considering the implementation of ...
    • Adherence to a Mediterranean diet and leisure-time physical activity are associated with reduced initiation of antidepressant, anxiolytic, antipsychotic and antiseizure drug use in older adults: a cohort study 

      Hernández Hernández, Marta; Fornara, Eleonora; Lassale, Camille; Castañer Niño, Olga; Estruch Riba, Ramon; Ros, Emilio; Martínez-González, Miguel Ángel; Corella Piquer, Dolores; Babio, Nancy; Lapetra, José; Gómez-Gracia, Enrique; Arós, Fernando; Fiol, Miquel; Serra Majem, Lluís; Riera-Mestre, Antoni; Gea, Alfredo; Ortega Azorín, Carolina; Díaz López, Andrés; Fitó Colomer, Montserrat; Hernáez, Álvaro (Age and ageing, 2025, 54(4): afaf088, 2025-04)
      Background We explored how adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) and leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) impact psychoactive medication use in older adults. Methods We assessed the ...
    • Stigma and fear of getting sick in the care of people living with HIV: an exploratory systematic review 

      Picón Jaimes, Yelson Alejandro; Lozada Martinez, Ivan David; Rosàs Tosas, Mar; Tiraboschi, Juan (Le Infezioni in Medicina, 2024, 32(2): 168-182, 2024-06)
      The aim of the present study was to explore the stigma and fear of getting sick in health professionals who treat people living with HIV. An exploratory systematic review was conducted. The search was ...
    • What has been studied about attitudes and social stigma towards HIV/AIDS? A global bibliometric study with correlations on global health HIV-related indicators 

      Picón Jaimes, Yelson Alejandro; Lozada Martinez, Ivan David; Rosàs Tosas, Mar; Tiraboschi, Juan; Fiorillo, Ornella; Bermudez, Valmore (Healthcare, 2025, 13(8): 891, 2025-04)
      This study aimed to assess, through health metrics and bibliometric analysis, the global research on attitudes and social stigma of people living with HIV/AIDS and to identify research findings, gaps, ...
    • Identifying metabolomic mediators of the physical activity and colorectal cancer relationship 

      Papadimitriou, Nikos; Kazmi, Nabila; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Richmond, Rebecca C.; Lynch, Brigid M.; Bendinelli, Benedetta; Ricceri, Fulvio; Sánchez, Maria Jose; Trobajo-Sanmartín, Camino; Jakszyn, Paula; Simeon, Vittorio; Severi, Gianluca; Perduca, Vittorio; Truong, Therese; Ferrari, Pietro; Keski-Rahkonen, Pekka; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Eichelmann, Fabian; Schulze, Matthias B.; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Turzanski‑Fortner, Renée; Heath, Alicia K.; Aune, Dagfnn; Harewood, Rhea; Dahm, Christina C.; Llorente, Adrian; Gunter, Marc J.; Murphy, Neil; Lewis, Sarah Jayne (Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers and prevention, 2025, 34(4): 578-587, 2025-04)
      Background: Current evidence suggests higher physical activity (PA) levels are associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer. However, the mediating role of the circulating metabolome in this ...
    • Heterogeneity of colorectal cancer risk factors by anatomical subsite in 10 European countries: A multinational cohort study 

      Murphy, Neil; Ward, Heather A.; Jenab, Mazda; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Carbonnel, Franck; Kvaskoff, Marina; Kaaks, Rudolf; Kühn, Tilman; Boeing, Heiner; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Skeie, Guri; Benjaminsen Borch, Kristin; Tjønneland, Anne; Kyrø, Cecilie; Overvad, Kim; Dahm, Christina C.; Jakszyn, Paula; Sánchez, Maria Jose; Gil , Leire; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Quirós, José Ramón; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Trichopoulou, Antonia; La Vecchia, Carlo; Karakatsani, Anna; Palli, Domenico; Grioni, Sara; Tumino, Rosario; Fasanelli, Francesca; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas; Peeters, Petra H.; Gylling, Bjorn; Myte, Robin; Jirström, Karin; Berntsson, Jonna; Xue, Xiaonan; Riboli, Elio; Cross, Amanda J.; Gunter, Marc J. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2019, 17(7): 1323-1331, 2019-06)
      Background & Aims Colorectal cancer located at different anatomical subsites may have distinct etiologies and risk factors. Previous studies that have examined this hypothesis have yielded inconsistent ...
    • Estimated substitution of tea or coffee for sugar-sweetened beverages was associated with lower type 2 diabetes incidence in case–cohort analysis across 8 European countries in the EPIC-InterAct study 

      Imamura, Fumiaki; Schulze, Matthias B.; Sharp, Stephen J.; Guevara, Marcela; Romaguera, Dora; Bendinelli, Benedetta; Salamanca-Fernández, Elena; Ardanaz, Eva; Arriola, Larraitz; Aune, Dagfnn; Boeing, Heiner; Dow, Courtney; Fagherazzi, Guy; Franks, Paul W.; Freisling, Heinz; Jakszyn, Paula; Kaaks, Rudolf; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Kühn, Tilman; Mancini, Francesca; Masala, Giovanna; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Nilsson, Peter M.; Overvad, Kim; Pala, Valeria Maria; Panico, Salvatore; Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Quirós, José Ramón; Ricceri, Fulvio; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Rolandsson, Olov; Sluijs, Ivonne; Stepien, Magdalena; Spijkerman, Annemieke M. W.; Tjønneland, Anne; Tong, Tammy Y. N.; Tumino, Rosario; Vissers, Linda E.T.; Ward, Heather A.; Langenberg, Claudia; Riboli, Elio; Forouhi, Nita G.; Wareham, Nicholas J. (The Journal of nutrition, 2019, 149(11): 1985-1993, 2019-11)
      Background Beverage consumption is a modifiable risk factor for type 2 diabetes (T2D), but there is insufficient evidence to inform the suitability of substituting 1 type of beverage for another. Ob ...
    • Plant foods, dietary fibre and risk of ischaemic heart disease in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort 

      Perez-Cornago, Aurora; Crowe, Francesca L.; Appleby, Paul N.; Bradbury, Kathryn; Wood, Angela M.; Jakobsen, Marianne Uhre; Johnson, Laura; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Steur, Marinka; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Würtz, Anne Mette; Kühn, Tilman; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; La Vecchia, Carlo; Masala, Giovanna; Tumino, Rosario; Panico, Salvatore; Sluijs, Ivonne; Skeie, Guri; Imaz, Liher; Petrova, Dafina; Quirós, José Ramón; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Jakszyn, Paula; Melander, Olle; Sonestedt, Emily; Andersson, Jonas; Wennberg, Maria; Aune, Dagfnn; Riboli, Elio; Schulze, Matthias B.; Di Angelantonio, Emanuele; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Danesh, John; Forouhi, Nita G.; Butterworth, Adam S.; Key, Timothy J. (International Journal of Epidemiology, 2021, 50(1): 212-222, 2021-02)
      Background Epidemiological evidence indicates that diets rich in plant foods are associated with a lower risk of ischaemic heart disease (IHD), but there is sparse information on fruit and vegetable ...
    • The Contradictions in the criteria for diagnosing hypermobile Ehlers–Danlos syndrome as reflecting some of the philosophical debates about the threshold between the normal and the pathological 

      Rosàs Tosas, Mar (The Journal of Medicine and Philosophy, 2025, 16 d'abril: 1-14, 2025-04)
      The arrival of some diagnoses tends to bring about relief because it validates suffering and grants access to social legitimization, medical resources, and economic aid. This is the case of the Ehlers–Danlos ...
    • Metabolic signatures of healthy lifestyle patterns and colorectal cancer risk in a European cohort 

      Rothwell, Joseph A.; Murphy, Neil; Bešević, Jelena; Kliemann, Nathalie; Jenab, Mazda; Ferrari, Pietro; Achaintre, David; Gicquiau, Audrey; Vozar, Beatrice; Scalbert, Augustin; Huybrechts, Inge; Freisling, Heinz; Prehn, Cornelia; Adamski, Jerzy; Cross, Amanda J.; Pala, Valeria Maria; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Dahm, Christina C.; Overvad, Kim; Gram, Inger Torhild; Sandanger, Torkjel M.; Skeie, Guri; Jakszyn, Paula; Tsilidis, Kostas; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Schulze, Matthias B.; Hughes, David J.; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Bodén, Stina; Sánchez, María-José; Schmidt, Julie A.; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Kühn, Tilman; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Tumino, Rosario; Bueno de Mesquita, H. Bas; Vineis, Paolo; Masala, Giovanna; Panico, Salvatore; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Tjønneland, Anne; Aune, Dagfnn; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Severi, Gianluca; Chajès, Véronique; Gunter, Marc J. (Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2022, 20(5): e1061-e1082, 2022-05)
      Background & Aims Colorectal cancer risk can be lowered by adherence to the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) guidelines. We derived metabolic signatures of ...
    • Adherence to the western, prudent and mediterranean dietary patterns and colorectal cancer risk: findings from the Spanish cohort of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC-Spain) 

      Castelló, Adela; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Fernández de Larrea, Nerea; Jakszyn, Paula; Dorronsoro, Ane; Amiano, Pilar; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Guevara, Marcela; Moreno Iribas, Conchi; Pollán, Marina; Sánchez, María-José (Nutrients, 2022, 14(15): 3085, 2022-07)
      The aim of this study was to explore the association between three previously identified dietary patterns (Western, Prudent, and Mediterranean) and colorectal cancer (CRC) risk by sex and cancer subtype. ...
    • Prospective and Mendelian randomization analyses on the association of circulating fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP‑4) and risk of colorectal cancer 

      Nimptsch, Katharina; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Thi Pham, Thu; Papadimitriou, Nikos; Janke, Jürgen; Christakoudi, Sofia; Heath, Alicia K.; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Schulze, Matthias B.; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Kaaks, Rudolf; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Harbs, Justin; Palli, Domenico; Macciotta, Alessandra; Pasanisi, Fabrizio; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Guevara, Marcela; Amiano, Pilar; Grioni, Sara; Jakszyn, Paula; Figueiredo, Jane C.; Samadder, N. Jewel; Li, Christopher I.; Moreno, Victor; Potter, John D.; Schoen, Robert E.; Um, Caroline Y.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Jenab, Mazda; Gunter, Marc J.; Pischon, Tobias (BMC Medicine, 2023, 21: 391, 2023-10)
      Background Fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP-4) is a lipid-binding adipokine upregulated in obesity, which may facilitate fatty acid supply for tumor growth and promote insulin resistance and inflammation ...
    • Diet and lifestyle in relation to small intestinal cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) 

      Ersoy Guller, Zeynep Betul; Harewood, Rhea; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Huybrechts, Inge; Jenab, Mazda; Huerta, José María; Sánchez, María-José; Jakszyn, Paula; Amiano, Pilar; Ardanaz, Eva; Agnoli, Claudia; Tumino, Rosario; Palli, Domenico; Skeie, Guri; Manjer, Jonas; Papier, Keren; Tjønneland, Anne; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Schulze, Matthias B.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Riboli, Elio; Gunter, Marc J.; Cross, Amanda J. (Cancer Causes and Control, 2023, 34: 927-937, 2023-06)
      Purpose The incidence of small intestinal cancer (SIC) is increasing, however, its aetiology remains unclear due to a lack of data from large-scale prospective cohorts. We examined modifiable risk ...
    • Consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases: a multinational cohort study 

      Cordova, Reynalda; Viallon, Vivian; Fontvieille, Emma; Peruchet-Noray, Laia; Jansana-Riera, Anna; Wagner, Karl-Heinz; Kyrø, Cecilie; Tjønneland, Anne; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Bajracharya, Rashmita; Schulze, Matthias B.; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Panico, Salvatore; Ricceri, Fulvio; Tumino, Rosario; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Verschuren, Monique; van der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Jakszyn, Paula; Redondo‑Sánchez, Daniel; Amiano, Pilar; Huerta, José María; Guevara, Marcela; Borné, Yan; Sonestedt, Emily; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Millett, Christopher J.; Heath, Alicia K.; Aglago, Elom K; Aune, Dagfnn; Gunter, Marc J.; Ferrari, Pietro; Huybrechts, Inge; Freisling, Heinz (The Lancet Regional Health Europe, 2023, 35: 100771, 2023-12)
      Background It is currently unknown whether ultra-processed foods (UPFs) consumption is associated with a higher incidence of multimorbidity. We examined the relationship of total and subgroup consumption ...
    • Sex- and site-specific associations of circulating lipocalin 2 and incident colorectal cancer: Results from the EPIC cohort 

      Reichmann, Robin; Nimptsch, Katharina; Pischon, Tobias; Gunter, Marc J.; Jenab, Mazda; Eriksen, Anne Kirstine; Tjonneland, Anne; Janke, Jürgen; Katzke, Verena Andrea; Kaaks, Rudolf; Schulze, Matthias B.; Eichelmann, Fabian; Masala, Giovanna; Sieri, Sabina; Pasanisi, Fabrizio; Tumino, Rosario; Giraudo, Maria Teresa; Rothwell, Joseph A.; Severi, Gianluca; Jakszyn, Paula; Sanchez-Perez, Maria Jose; Amiano, Pilar; Colorado-Yohar, Sandra; Guevara, Marcela; Van Guelpen, Bethany; Aglago, Elom K; Heath, Alicia K.; Smith-Byrne, Karl; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Aleksandrova, Krasimira (International Journal of Cancer, 2025, 156(5): 930-942, 2024-11)
      Experimental research has uncovered lipocalin 2 (LCN2) as a novel biomarker implicated in the modulation of intestinal inflammation, metabolic homeostasis, and colon carcinogenesis. However, evidence ...
    • Chrono-nutrition, chrono-type, and the prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in a cross-sectional study from the EuroPean Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study 

      Lujan-Barroso, Leila; Margara Escudero, Hernando J; Crous-Bou, Marta; Huerta, José María; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Molina-Montes, Esther; Sánchez, María-José; Guevara, Marcela; Moreno Iribas, Conchi; Amiano, Pilar; Mokoroa, Olatz; Gonzalez-Solares, Sonia; Agudo, Antonio; Quirós, José Ramón; Jakszyn, Paula (Nutrients, 2024, 16(16): 2598, 2024-08)
      Background: Previous studies have shown that meal timing, poor sleep quality, and chronotype may play a relevant role in the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, its relationship ...