It's long been popular advice for people looking to lose weight to avoid late night snacking.
is linked to greater body weight and increased risk of obesity.
The second protocol had participants eat all of their daily meals approximately four hours later. This meant they skipped breakfast and instead had lunch, dinner and an evening meal. Their last meal was consumed only two and a half hours before sleep. Appetite was measured using two techniques. The first technique was having participants rate their feelings of hunger throughout the day.
To assess the effect of meal timing on daily energy expenditure, a technique called"indirect calorimetry" was used. This measures both the amount of oxygen a person uses alongside the amount of carbon dioxide they produce.To examine how late night eating affects the way the body stores fat on a molecular level, the researchers performed a biopsy on fat tissue taken from the abdomen. Only half of the participants agreed to this.
Together, these results indicate that late eating leads to a number of physiological and molecular changes that, over time, could lead to weight gain.While we don't fully understand all of the mechanisms underlying why late night eating promotes weight gain, this study shows us that it's probably the result of many factors working together.
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