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<\/p>\nMyth: Eating at night causes weight gainTruth: Our daily\u00a0calorie\u00a0intake determines weight gain or loss,regardless of when we consume our food.<\/p>\n
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Myth: We shouldn\u2019t eat anything after 20:00.
\nTruth: Dinner is as important \u00a0as our other\u00a0meals. As\u00a0it\u00a0is the last meal before we go to bed and hence we will ‘starve” for between 6 to 8 hours, it is essential we eat something. Indeed, \u00a0If we have our last meal at 20:00,\u00a0go\u00a0to bed at 23:00 and wake up at 0700,\u00a0we will have “starved” for about half a day! Additionally,\u00a0abstention \u00a0from food may cause sleep disorders.<\/p>\n
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Myth:\u00a0We\u00a0should\u00a0eat\u00a0less\u00a0at\u00a0night.
\nTruth: At night we should consume the remainder of our daily calorie intake necessary for our bodily type. If we have taken most of our necessary calories during the day, we should eat something light at night. If not, we can eat normally.<\/p>\n
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Myth:\u00a0We burn fewer calories\u00a0at night.
\nTruth:\u00a0The energy we consume to perform essential bodily functions (such as\u00a0heart-beat or breathing)is the same day and night! What differs is our Physical activity \u00a0which\u00a0affects\u00a0energy \u00a0consumption-but this does not include (or affect people) with a sedentary life-style.<\/p>\n
Myth: We shouldn\u2019t consume carbohydrates at night.
\nTruth: \u00a0Half of our daily calorie intake should contain carbohydrates. Ideally 7\/10 of carbohydrates should be taken before the evening and the remaining 3\/10 at night to secure stable \u00a0and constant glucose\u00a0levels\u00a0for each 24 hour period. When we have a lower than necessary carbohydrate intake, our body uses proteins to produce glucose, a process called glycogenesis.<\/p>\n
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To sum up,
\nIt is time to discard all the myths surrounding dinner habits and start planning a spherical 24 hour dietary program!<\/p>\n
Sleeping disorders (or sleeping more than 8 or fewer than 6 hours)may affect our body weight more than eating before we go to\u00a0sleep.<\/p>\n
We need to beware Only of\u00a0certain foods that may cause sleeping disorders or affect the quantity or quality of sleep:<\/p>\n
1) Avoid caffeine(present in Chocolate and cola drinks)since it\u00a0is \u00a0a\u00a0central nervous system stimulant<\/p>\n
2) Avoid heavy meals at night to prevent indigestion.<\/p>\n
3) Avoid sleeping immediately after dinner to prevent acid reflux<\/p>\n
4) Although rare and extreme,food remnants may flow into lungs causing\u00a0pneumonia .<\/p>\n
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Christina Mpalamoti\u00a0MSc, \u00a0AthensTrainers\u00ae Associate<\/p>\n
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