Urgent appointments, tight work timetables and hectic social
schedules structure modern life, and they very often clash with our intrinsic
biological rhythms. The discrepancy results in so-called social jetlag, which
can damage one's health. Among other effects, it can contribute to the
development of obesity, as a new study lead by chronobiologist Professor Till
Roenneberg from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) in Munich shows.