The diversity and consistency of what and when people eat

Over 20,000 adults recorded more than 2.5 million food logs over two weeks, revealing significant variability in food timing and diversity.

• The time window for consuming 95% of food and beverages ranged from 10 hours 54 minutes to over 16 hours.
• The median number of unique food and beverage items consumed varied from 20 to 86 over the two weeks.
• Only a subset of food items was consistently consumed on multiple days.
• Common foods were regularly eaten at specific times of the day.
• Factors such as age, gender, and work schedules were associated with differences in eating patterns and food choices.

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