Snacking in the evening, a habit that is often comforting but which would be bad for your health. Researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have published a study in which they demonstrate that snacking and meals taken late would significantly increase the risk of diabetes and heart problems.
To reach this conclusion, the scientists followed 9 people, in good health and with a normal body mass index, for 16 weeks. For the first eight weeks, participants ate three meals and two snacks between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. For the remaining eight weeks, they changed their meal times between noon and 10 p.m.
Risks of diabetes, heart disease and weight gain
As a result, when meals were eaten later, blood glucose and insulin levels were higher, which can cause type 2 diabetes. participants, which can contribute to heart disease. The researchers also found that eating earlier and at fixed times stimulated the production of leptin, the hormone responsible for satiety, and therefore prevent weight gain.
The experiment was certainly not carried out on a large scale, but the results confirm those of two previous studies published in 2015. California researchers had shown that eating late at night had a detrimental effect on our cognitive abilities. Canadian psychologists had established a link between nocturnal snacking and bizarre and disturbing dreams having an impact on the quality of sleep.
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