Many seem to hold firm to the belief that no foods should be eaten late at night. After all, we’re least active when we sleep so there won’t be an opportunity to burn off any excess calories as a result.
Is this the truth of the matter, or just a myth that has circulated so widely that it’s seen as truth? What do the facts of the matter actually suggest?
It is true that energy not used up by your body is stored as fat, this is not a myth. If our calorie intake is greater than our calorie usage then we will see this reflected in our weight in the form of fat.
When we’re burning calories, we’re by no means only burning what we’ve most recently eaten, so it’s simply not true when people believe that we’ll gain more fat as a result of eating late at night.
It is also the case that everything we do uses energy to some extent. All the little movements you make and even when you’re sleeping, you are in constant use of your energy supplies.
Would you believe that it is a good idea not to eat anything for up to 12 hours straight? Of course not, but that is what you would be doing if you’re not eating at night time as the next time you provide your body with any nutrition will be at breakfast.
If there’s something to be said about this all, one thing that you’re best suited not doing is avoiding foods with sugars and little nutritional value late at night. These may keep you up later than you need to be, and they may also make it more difficult to sleep.
Since getting a good night’s sleep is of utmost importance, you’ll want to avoid anything that may get in the way of this. Otherwise, you should know that eating foods late at night is no different from eating them during any time of the day.
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