The body’s internal clock is set to 24 hours and is called the <a class="glossaryLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; color: #447dd8 !important; text-decoration: none !important; font-size: 16px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;" href="https://scofa.com/glossary/circadian-rhythm/" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Circadian Rhythm</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The body&#039;s internal clock&#039;s circadian rhythm is a cyclical rhythm set to approximately 24 hours. Genes control it; therefore, it is intrinsic. However, it can also be affected by external stimuli. Light, temperature, exercise, and nutrition are the primary external stimuli.</div>" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]">circadian rhythm</a>. Various disruptions in this rhythm are called <a class="glossaryLink" style="box-sizing: border-box; background-color: #ffffff; color: #447dd8 !important; text-decoration: none !important; font-size: 16px; border-bottom: 1px dotted #000000; font-family: Montserrat; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal;" href="https://scofa.com/glossary/circadian-misalignment/" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Circadian Misalignment</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The body&#039;s internal clock is set to 24 hours and is called the circadian rhythm. Various disruptions in this rhythm are called circadian misalignment. These can lead to shifts in sleep-wake hours and changes in feeding times. Disturbances in the circadian rhythm can invite other diseases.</div>" data-mobile-support="0" data-gt-translate-attributes="[{"attribute":"data-cmtooltip", "format":"html"}]">circadian misalignment</a>. These can lead to shifts in sleep-wake hours and changes in feeding times. Disturbances in the circadian rhythm can invite other diseases.