Dangers of eating dinner late

Having dinner at 10 pm not only turns beneficial foods into harmful ones and disrupts sleep, but also causes digestive problems.

Snacking after dinner is a bad idea because it leads to a host of negative consequences. Now, scientists have discovered that eating dinner later, for example, changing it from 7 pm to 10 pm, also causes weight gain even if the amount of food isn't large.

According to Men's Health, the body recognizes its own meal and sleep schedules, and if you consume food at the wrong times, your health will suffer."The enzymes involved in digestion operate according to a circadian rhythm. They understand exactly when to metabolize glucose," says Dr. Kristen Eckel-Mahan, a sleep and metabolism researcher at the University of Texas.

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Therefore, if you eat dinner at 11:30 PM, a time when you should be sleeping, metabolic organs like the liver become confused. They are not prepared to process food in the middle of the night, so they work less efficiently. This causes problems related to insulin and blood sugar, leading to increased fat storage in the body.

In fact, research shows that people who regularly eat dinner late (night shift workers or patients with eating disorders) have larger waistlines and higher BMIs than those who eat at regular times. Healthy women who eat late also have poorer glucose tolerance and burn fewer calories at rest.

To protect your health, you should break the habit of eating late at night. Even the healthiest dinner becomes harmful if consumed too late. Try to cut out all foods at least two hours before bedtime. If you absolutely cannot eat early, have a light meal instead of a heavy one.

According to VNE