Dangers of eating late at night

Dinner at 10pm not only turns beneficial foods into harmful ones, interrupts sleep, but also disrupts the digestive system.

Snacking after dinner is a bad idea because it leads to a series of harmful effects. Now, scientists have discovered that eating dinner later, for example from 7pm to 10pm, also makes you fat even if the amount of food is not much.

According to Men's Health, the body recognizes eating and sleeping times, and if you don't eat at the right time, your health will suffer."The enzymes involved in digestion work according to a circadian rhythm. They know when to metabolize glucose," said Dr. Kristen Eckel-Mahan, a sleep and metabolism researcher at the University of Texas (USA).

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So if you eat dinner at 11:30 pm, when you should be sleeping, metabolic organs like the liver will become confused. They are not prepared to process food in the middle of the night, so they will work less effectively. This causes problems related to insulin and blood sugar, causing the body to store more fat.

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

To protect your health, you should give up the habit of eating late at night. No matter how healthy dinner is, it will become harmful if consumed too late. Try to cut out all foods at least 2 hours before bedtime. In case you cannot eat early, eat lightly instead of eating a full meal.

According to VNE