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: Article Type: Original Research Article

: Department of Samhita and Siddhanta, Sri Sri College of Ayurvedic Science & Research Hospital, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

: Initial Manuscript Received: 03 February 2026

: Final Revision Received: 16 March 2026

: Accepted: 19 March 2026

: Published: 15 April 2026

: License: Distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

: Access: Open Access Article

: Peer Review: External Double-Blind

: Similarity Check: Turnitin Passed

: Conflict of Interest: None Declared

: Funding: None Declared

: Ethical Approval: Approved by Institutional Ethical Committee

: Data Availability: Available on reasonable request

: AI Use: Used only for language refinement

: Author Contributions: LRS (Dr. Lakshmi R.S.) performed the conceptualization, data collection, and statistical analysis, and drafted the original manuscript. APV (Dr. Arpana P.V.) and SNK (Dr. Sri Nagesh K.A.) provided academic supervision, contributed to the methodology framework, performed critical revisions for intellectual content, and gave final approval for publication.

: Keywords: Meal timing, Dinacaryā, Digestive indicators, Digestive fire, Meal frequency

: Copyright: © 2026 The Author(s). Published by Ayurveda360 Publication, Honnavar-581342, Karnataka, India. (https://www.publication.ayurveda360.in/)