Do you enjoy a bedtime snack or glass of vino while watching your favorite television shows?
I'm a big advocate for eating small meals and snacks throughout the day to keep your metabolism charged but there is such a thing as over-eating from constant grazing. Even if you are eating the healthiest of foods, it is still possible to over-eat.
An article in the LA Times shares a study of mice that "fasted" after dinner and therefore went about 16 hours without eating until breakfast. When compared to mice that were allowed to graze into the evening, the fasting mice were leaner and healthier even though both groups consumed a high-fat, high-calorie diet! This is not an excuse to eat high fat foods but sure is something to think about.
"The data suggest that the stomach, the brain and the body's digestive machinery need to take a break from managing incoming fuel; otherwise, we may be working ourselves into a state of metabolic exhaustion. When combined with high-calorie, high-fat diets, the result is weight gain, a liver clogged with fat, accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries and unused glucose in the blood."
Hmmm.... Check out the article below.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-fasting-diet-20120518,0,1060110.story
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