Our body rhythms prompt us to eat energy foods in the morning and crave sweets late at night. They cause most of us to gain a few pounds in fall and winter, and they make spring and summer easier times to lose weight. Smolensky and Lamberg also make a case for losing weight by consuming more of your calories at breakfast than at dinner. To get the most out of exercising, the reverse seems to be true. Chronobiologists have found that peak performance in most sports occurs in late afternoon and early evening, when body temperature reaches it daily high.
Heart attacks are most frequent at the end of a stressful day.
They peak just after awakening in the morning. True False . Women are more in touch with body rhythms than men. True False . Driving while sleepy causes as many car crashes as driving while intoxicated.