Book
Panda S. The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight. New York: Rodale Books; 2018. 320 p. (the count in `notes.txt`; Open Library records 267 pages for the hardcover ISBN; unreconciled, marked 2026-09-10).
Why we cite it
A popular science book translating Panda’s circadian rhythm and time-restricted eating research for a general audience. Presents meal timing as an independent health variable; when you eat may be as important as what you eat is the book’s thesis as `notes.txt` describes it, unverified against the book (corrected 2026-09-10 from ”Provides the scientific foundation for”: this library holds the research itself as `cfs01`, below). Relevant to the project’s treatment of time-restricted eating and fasting, which the book grounds in circadian biology rather than calorie restriction. (Qualified 2026-09-10: that framing is the book’s, via `notes.txt`; the human result this record cites from `cfs01`, below, came with daily caloric intake falling by up to 20%, so calorie reduction is not excluded by the evidence held here.)
About the author
Satchidananda “Satchin” Panda (b. 1971, India): Professor, Regulatory Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies. Rita and Richard Atkinson Chair. PhD Molecular Biology/Genetics, The Scripps Research Institute. Founding Executive Member, Center for Circadian Biology, UC San Diego. 288+ publications, ~45,800 citations (Google Scholar per `notes.txt`, undated). AAAS Fellow (2023). Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (multiple years, per `notes.txt`; undated). Pew Biomedical Scholar (2006). His research includes melanopsin, the retinal photopigment involved in circadian rhythm, and time-restricted eating. (Discovered melanopsin and Pioneer of time-restricted eating (TRE) research removed 2026-09-10: a priority claim and a ranking that no held file supports beyond `notes.txt`.) Founder of myCircadianClock citizen science app.
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