Delayed intake of meals could be detrimental to your health, not just causing weight gain but other health problems such as heart disease, increased insulin and cholesterol levels, recent study suggests
-In a recent study, the researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine compared the effects of eating early in the day to delayed eating at night on the overall health of an individual.
-In the study, 9 healthy weight individuals were put to eat under two conditions, one in which they ate during the daytime (3 meals and 2 snacks between 8 a.m. to 7 p.m) for 8 weeks and other in which they ate at night time (3 meals and 2 snacks eating from noon to 11 p.m.)
-A 24-hour hormonal profile revealed that people who ate during the daytime continued to remain satiated for a longer while, compared to those who ate later at night.
-As per the recent study, eating late at night was found to be detrimental to the overall health of an individual. It could lead to increase in weight, increase in insulin and cholesterol levels, disturbed fat metabolism and negatively impacted hormonal markers for heart disease and diabetes.
-Findings were presented at SLEEP 2017 (31st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies).
Source: SLEEP 2017 (31st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies)