Science tells us that, indeed, there is a direct relationship between the hours we eat and our weight. Choosing well when we eat food is almost as important as our diet . Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, in California, have shown that always eating at the same time and lengthening the period of overnight fasting up to sixteen hours reduces the risk of obesity and diabetes, even if we eat a diet rich in fat.
It would be optimal to have breakfast at 11.00 in the morning, eat at 15.00, have dinner at 19.00 and not have anything until 11.00 the next day . Similar studies indicate that this is how we burn so-called brown or brown fat at night and control glucose and cholesterol levels.
There are other strategies to stay slim based on the clock. A joint investigation by the universities of Murcia, Harvard and Tufts has shown that those who are on a diet and eat before three in the afternoon lose more weight than those who do so afterwards. This, according to the researchers, would indicate that the schedule affects the functioning of the circadian biological rhythms and, consequently, alters the metabolism.
And if looking type isn't enough, take note of a study with flies from the University of San Diego: limiting the hours they eat to a twelve-hour period a day protects their hearts from aging , which could explain why in studies With humans, dining too late has been found to increase the risk of heart disease .
