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Late night eating often gets a bad rap from dietitians and fitness experts because of its association with weight gain and obesity, as well as other metabolic syndrome disorders including diabetes and heart disease. It was speculated that late night eating’s ill effebasket léopard femme μπουφαν γυναικειο speed x cordura jayden daniels lsu jersey adidas yeezy 700 v3 škare za plastične cijevi ipad 2019 hülle mit tastatur und stifthalter archivador cajonera carpetas colgantes scarpe eleganti senza lacci carhartt uk nike technical cross body bag nike daybreak uomo carhartt uk adidas yeezy shoes babyphone mit alexa verbinden sport jumpsuit nike cts were mainly a result of poorer food choices and weaker appetite regulation as we had no clear understanding of how late-night eating impacted one’s diabetes risk. The actual connection is not as simple, but it is undeniable as researchers have now established.
New Findings About Late-Night Eating & Diabetes
A study that is now over a decade old observed that meal timings have a greater impact on health than we realise, independent of the food choices that we make. In other words, simply making unhealthy choices when we eat late night meals is not the cause for an increased risk of diabetes or other health problems. The act of eating late at night is itself a risk factor as the researchers found that blood sugar levels were elevated in people who ate later dinners even when they were eating the same meals that did not raise blood sugar levels when eaten earlier. The impact was significant, with peak blood sugar levels recorded at about 18% higher when meals were eaten later at night. That’s not all. They also found that fat burning overnight was reduced by 10%. This means that regularly eating meals late at night both raises blood sugar levels and triggers weight gain, increasing the risk of diabetes and heart disease.
New findings from researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, have now helped to shed more light on the subject. The researchers suspected that the health impacts of late-night eating may be linked to an energy balance component – different amounts of energy expenditure from eating at different times. They felt that this would explain why the health effects vary among people depending on the timing of food intake even though they would eat exactly the same meals. It comes down to eating during active periods, as opposed to during periods of inactivity when one should be sleeping. Through their research they were able to confirm their suspicions, showing that energy release is the most likely molecular mechanism that our internal clocks use to control energy balance.
This means that any disruption or damage to the body clock is also going to disrupt and adversely affect metabolism. As pointed out by the team from Northwestern University, the internal body clock is sensitive to the time we eat. This is seen to have a significant impact in fat tissue. It explains why eating during late night hours when we should be sleeping causes weight gain and increases in blood sugar, which raises the risk of diabetes.
The Takeaway
It is clear that meal timing matters, with daytime being the best suited for food consumption, as natural light due to the earth’s rotation at this time facilitates dissipation of energy as heat. While it may not be possible or practical to eat your dinner every night early enough, it would be a good idea to follow a healthy dinner schedule as regularly as possible.
