What the study found
The mouse experiments connect feeding time, adipose-tissue AMPK signalling and exercise-related metabolic responses. Manipulating the pathway changed endurance and muscle-related outcomes in that experimental setting.
Participants and protocol
The researchers used mouse tissue analyses, gene knockdown and an experimental AMPK activator to investigate communication between fat and muscle.
What this cannot establish
Animal and mechanistic findings do not establish a meal-timing prescription or supplement recommendation for athletes. The experimental compound is not a training recommendation.
Publication details
- Record
- PubMed 40088888
- Indexed subjects
- Muscle, Skeletal · Adipocytes · Mice, Inbred C57BL · Mice · Physical Conditioning, Animal
- Source record checked
- 2026-10-18
Publication type and subject indexing describe the record; they are not a quality grade or proof of a benefit. An abstract does not replace a review of the full methods and results.
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