According to Science, the Timing of Your Meals Can Affect Weight Loss

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It's not always possible to sit down for a meal at regular times, especially when life becomes hectic. However, it is important to be conscious of when you eat in order to keep your body as healthy as possible. In reality, evidence continues to indicate that the time of our meals might affect our weight reduction objectives, and that eating later in the evening can make losing weight more difficult. In one tiny 20-person research published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, individuals who ate supper at 9 p.m. vs those who ate at 6 p.m. had higher blood sugar levels the following morning, as well as reduced fat burning. Another research, published in Nutrients, discovered that eating later in the evening may have an influence on weight reduction since your body's capacity to burn calories at night may be lower than it is during the day. In addition to this earlier research, a new study has shown that eating later in the day may influence your metabolism and hunger hormones, which might impair weight reduction.

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital performed a randomized, controlled, crossover experiment to examine the impact of eating later on hunger, as well as weight gain and reduction, in the new research published in Cell Metabolism. They discovered that eating later increased hunger while decreasing the amount of energy needed when awake. According to Medscape, eating four hours later than usual influences your appetite, the pace at which you burn calories, fat storage, and possible weight loss.

""One of the most critical variables in weight control is meal scheduling," Catherine Gervacio, registered dietitian of Living.Fit, tells Eat This, Not That! The outcomes of this research highlight the need of eating at regular intervals to maintain a stable rate of metabolism. In contrast to the growing popularity of diet fasting, a regular meal interval of 3 to 4 hours is still optimum for maintaining normal blood sugar levels and a stable pace of metabolism."