{"id":92293,"date":"2024-06-26T11:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=92293"},"modified":"2024-06-26T11:00:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T11:00:28","slug":"why-you-should-never-eat-late-night","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/why-you-should-never-eat-late-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Never Eat Late at Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-92295 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta.jpg\" alt=\"eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta\" width=\"1600\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-300x127.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-1024x432.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-768x324.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-1536x648.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-400x169.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/eating-restaurant-diet-wellness-nutrition-food-pasta-155x65.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Indulging in a late-night snack once in a while is actually <em>harmless,<\/em> but making a habit of eating late every day isn&#8217;t a good idea at all.<\/p>\n<p>Meal timing, or the time you eat, plays an important role in health as our body&#8217;s internal clocks are strongly influenced by the alternation of day and night, which in turn<strong> affects enzymatic and hormonal secretions<\/strong> that regulate many processes, including digestion and metabolism.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To stay fit and healthy, it&#8217;s not just about what you eat, but also when you eat.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/face-yoga-better-any-treatment-surgery\/\">Face Yoga: Better Than Any Treatment and Surgery<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Why Having a Late Dinner isn&#8217;t a Good Idea<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignfull-width wp-image-92294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness.jpg\" alt=\"sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness\" width=\"1000\" height=\"749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2024\/06\/sleep-bed-woman-stress-habits-wellness-155x116.jpg 155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Disturbs Sleep<\/h2>\n<p>Having a late dinner in the evening and going to bed shortly afterward can <strong>promote poor digestion,<\/strong> which in turn can contribute to <strong>difficulties falling asleep and nighttime awakenings, triggering a vicious cycle<\/strong> that harms overall well-being.<\/p>\n<p>Sleep deprivation and sleep disorders such as classic insomnia, in numerous studies, are associated with a higher risk of <strong>developing neurodegenerative diseases, dementia, premature aging,<\/strong> and many other disorders over time.<\/p>\n<p>Confirmation also comes from a recent study published in <em>Jama,<\/em> which highlighted that<strong> poor sleep increases the risk of type 2 diabetes<\/strong> independently of eating habits.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/tired-after-8-hours-slee-two-qs-sleep-theory\/\">Still Tired After 8 Hours of Sleep? You Need Two Q\u2019s Sleep Theory<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Late Dinners Lead to Weight Gain<\/h2>\n<p>The bad habit of eating late in the evening, especially a lot, <strong>promotes fat accumulation.<\/strong> The body tends to store energy it can&#8217;t burn, which <strong>over time leads to overweight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, those who eat very late at night<strong> tend to eat more during the day and prefer less healthy foods, which fuel inflammation<\/strong>\u2014a condition that contributes to extra pounds.<\/p>\n<h2>Increases Health Risks<\/h2>\n<p>Eating very late at night also increases the likelihood of suffering from various health problems beyond simple <strong>heartburn and reflux.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The habit of having dinner late at night <strong>increases the risks of metabolic diseases.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In addition to reducing energy expenditure and altering the production of certain hormones involved in hunger regulation, including leptin, it also <strong>increases the risk of high blood pressure<\/strong> and dealing with <strong>major chronic diseases<\/strong>, including cardiovascular ones.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/anti-inflammatory-foods-nutritionists-top-5\/\">Anti-Inflammatory Foods: Nutritionist&#8217;s Top 5 Menu Additions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo Credits: Unsplash<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on Grazia.it &#8211; Author: Angela Altomare<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42690,"featured_media":92295,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[8055,8054,6939,38,16,2723],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Why You Should Never Eat Late at Night - Grazia USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Discover why having a late dinner isn&#039;t just about timing\u2014it affects weight, sleep, and overall health. 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