Additionally, in another randomized crossover controlled trial, ten male police officers who fasted during two nights shifts (no food intake after 22:00 h) experienced lower insulin and Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) the next morning and greater energy intake during an ad libitum test meal at 06:30 h compared to eating a meal (678 ± 42 kcal) at 02:00 h [37]. Here, INS is linked to Insulin resistance.