The body has an internal "food clock" made up of genes and molecules that maintain metabolic stability. A study by researchers at the University of California has revealed that there is a protein called PKC? that resets this clock when we change our eating habits , for example eating large meals at Christmas parties. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences .
According to the authors, the operation of this molecular mechanism not only explains why eating at the "wrong" hours of the day or too much of it de-synchronizes our body clock , but it could help combat the night binge syndrome and jet lag that occurs when We travel across various time zones. In addition to explaining why "owl" or night owls (who tend to stay up late) are more prone to obesity than individuals who tend to go to bed early and get up early.
According to the researchers, the food clock prepares our body to absorb nutrients when we eat, is designed to anticipate our eating patterns, and even activates the genes necessary to get the most out of the food that we are going to eat a few minutes before that we sit at the table.
