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The effects of eating late at night 11 Articles

  • 1 of 11

    by Holly Rogers

    They say breakfast is the most important meal of the day, however for most of us, the evening meal tends to be out largest and most substantial meal of the day. Over and over we hear advice on how we should keep this meal ...read more

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    by Rena Sherwood

    My favorite time for snacking is late in the evening. Although I know I shouldn't do it, I eat late in the evening anyway. Why? Well, one recent advertisement put it best when it asked, "Why does everything taste better...read more

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    by Erin Yarrobino

    There have been many times in which I have eaten late at night, but this is a habit I have never kept, and also that is easy for me to abstain from. Eating late at night is not one of the best things for you to do. It has ...read more

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    by Sandra Piddock

    Among our motorcaravanning friends, it's a tradition, after we've all enjoyed a barbecue together, to go for a nice bracing walk to explore wherever we happen to be parked up for the weekend. The walk is a chance to see ne...read more

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    by Diane Quinn.

    Who has not enjoyed the occasional late night snack? Research has shown, however, that there are negative effects of eating late at night. To understand why late night eating is not recommended, we should first look at...read more

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    by Dolores Moore

    First off, almost every sensible, thinking adult knows that we eat food to fuel our bodies, to get enough energy from what we take in, so as to function well. Even babies and small children know about that; they have no ...read more

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    by Nisha Danny

    "Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper." This old adage just tells us that our dinner must be that of a poor person. Our dinner including late snacks if any must be in very small portions ...read more

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    by Wayne K. Wilkins

    The dangers of succumbing to that midnight snack are plenty; the benefits however are non-existant. From obestiy to illness, these destructive defficiencies often all relate to such things as late night snacking - just why...read more

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    by Dan Cartwright

    Eating late can be both harmful and harmless, depending on what you eat. Generally, eating late isn't harmful. However, if you decide to eat five minutes before you go to bed, then it's a bad idea. It's an exaggeration ...read more

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    by Donna Carroll Batton

    Everything I have read about eating late at night suggests there are no bad effects to doing so. However, most people have found from experience that eating a heavy meal, or one high in fat or very spicy can cause heartbu...read more

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    by MiLa Driver

    You're tired, it's the end of the day and your stomach is talking to you. Or is it? When wanting to eat late at night, it might not always be because of hunger. More than likely you've got a craving to eat something yummy;...read more

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