Chronic Mealtime Shift Disturbs Metabolic and Urinary Functions in Mice: Effects of Daily Antioxidant Supplementation.

Purpose: Through their biological clocks, organisms on this rotating planet can coordinate physiological processes according to the time of the day. However, the prevalence of circadian rhythm disorders has increased in modern society with the growing number of shift workers, elevating the risk of various diseases. In this study, we employed a mouse model to investigate the effects of urinary rhythm disturbances resulting from dietary changes commonly experienced by night shift workers.