Study: Eating more than 45% of calorie intake after 5 p.m. alters glucose levels, with serious consequences for health

Medical Xpress / Open University of Catalonia / Nutrition & Diabetes ^ | Nov. 19, 2024 | Teresa Bau and Sònia Armengou / Diana A. Díaz-Rizzolo et al

[ConservativeMind]

Although people have always said that having a light and early dinner is better, a study has provided the scientific grounds for this argument.

According to a study, consuming more than 45% of our daily calorie intake after 5 p.m. is associated with an increase in glucose levels, with the harmful consequences that this has for health, regardless of the individual's weight and body fat.

The study included 26 participants between the ages of 50 and 70 who were overweight or obese, and had prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. The participants' glucose tolerance levels were compared, and they were divided into two groups: early eaters, who consumed most of their daily calories before the evening, and late eaters, who consumed 45% or more of their calories after 5 p.m.

The two groups consumed the same amount of calories and the same foods during the day, but did so at different times. The participants used a mobile app to record their meals in real time.

The main finding of the study is that the late eaters had a poorer tolerance of glucose, regardless of their weight or the composition of their diet. It also found that they tended to eat larger amounts of carbohydrates and fats during the evening.

Díaz Rizzolo, who is an expert on issues related to obesity, diabetes and aging, explained that "the body's ability to metabolize glucose is limited at night, because the secretion of insulin is reduced, and our cells' sensitivity to this hormone declines due to the circadian rhythm, which is determined by a central clock in our brain that is coordinated with the hours of daylight and night."

[HonkyTonkMan]

Breakfast like a King
Lunch like a Prince
Supper like a Pauper

[Uncle Miltie]

Good think I limit myself to only 44.73% of my calories after 5. Also, that it’s pure bourbon.

[stevio]

I like the cut of your jib.

[Wuli]

Have your sweets earlier in the day.

I am laughing, because for some unknown reason, I don’t understand, awhile back i started having “deserts” as an afternoon snack and then did not have them after dinner.

[ckilmer]

KDP t always eat later in the evening but when I do ~~ I take berberine

[GailA]

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[Fury]

Very interesting article, thanks for posting!

[simpson96]

This reminds me, I once read Lucille Ball said she stayed thin by doing just one thing - she never ate after 3pm each day. Had whatever she felt like during the day, but nothing after 3pm.