“Do not eat between meals”, this recommendation made by nutritionists has just found new confirmation in the recent observation of Californian researchers.
Mice which ate at any time of the day grew much larger than their counterparts who ate meals at set times and observed fasting periods of 8 hours between each meal. Both groups of mice ate the same fatty foods and therefore ingested the same number of calories.
By holding these rhythms for three months, the difference between the two groups of rodents was striking: the one who ate anytime had increased his weight by 28% and had a rising blood sugar level, exposing himself even more. at the risk of diabetes. The second group, who ate fatty but at regular times had less weight and presented a positive general health balance.
The teaching of this American study published in the journal Cell Metabolism There is no doubt that eating without gaining weight is also a matter of timing. To keep the figure, respecting a frequency and schedules of meals is as important as the composition of the meals. This should calm the snacking cravings.
Overweight: the right foods at the right time
Far from being a discovery, this study corroborates the importance of chronobiology in food. Not keeping up with our internal clock makes us more vulnerable to diabetes and at overweight. However, eating at the right frequency does not mean eating just anything: at breakfast we stock up on proteins, slow sugars and fats (in reasonable quantities!). At noon, we have a light lunch avoiding excess fat that is difficult to digest by the body. We can allow ourselves a snack at four o’clock by following our ideas of simple and balanced snacks. And in the evening we put our foot down on fats by focusing on slow sugars.
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