Good morning and welcome to my TIP OF THE DAY.
A question that gets asked a lot at KSFL is 'Can I eat late at night'? My clients worry they will put on weight if they eat their evening meal late.
What time do you eat your evening meal? Because I teach in the evening I eat early evening as I find I don't want to eat when I come home around 8 or 9 pm but it isn't
because I am worried about putting on weight it's because I am not hungry. Some people have no choice but to eat late as they might work shifts or want to settle the children and eat in peace.
Hope you find the information below useful.
Have a good day.
Paula x
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When do you eat your evening meal?
We hear this so often that like many things we hear in the media, we believe it to be true. Just like at one point we believed in the “low fat is better for you" myth until we realised it was then packed full of sugars or chemical sugars instead!
So what does the research tell
us?
Dependent on our energy requirements and lifestyle we can eat at various times without health consequences:
“When it comes to eating at night, there are no studies that show eating at night facilitates any additional accumulation of adipose tissue when compared to eating the exact same food at an earlier time period.”
“…some research suggests eating the majority of carbohydrates at night might improve satiety and lead to weight loss, and eating
protein just before bed increases muscle protein synthesis and improves whole-body protein balance.”
The research shows us if you work late and can’t eat until a little later, or work shifts, then DON’T WORRY, it isn’t the be all and end all!
Eat GOOD food that fuels your body and eat when you can.
However, the negative to eating at night is that it can become a mindless act - as you rest and relax it
may become more of a habit than a need for fuel. This can therefore lead to weight gain and if you are restricting your food intake in the day this can soon become a binge!
For some people eating at night isn’t right, it can cause sleep disturbance or stomach upset, so whatever works for you is right, I suggest you experiment…your body will soon tell you if it is wrong!
All in all it is safe to say healthy eating is all
about WHAT you are eating, forget about when. If you fancy breakfast at 11am that is fine, if you want dinner at 9pm that is fine, just make sure it is good quality and healthy food and listen to your body.
Simple really isn't it?
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