Regularly eating after 8pm can add two inches to your waistline because our bodies rate of processing food slows as it prepares for sleep

The Daily Mail reports:

Regularly eating after 8pm leads us to pile on the pounds, research suggests.

Men and women who often dine late in the evening typically have waistlines two inches bigger than those who eat earlier, a study found. This is the equivalent of two dress sizes for a woman.

Scientists think it could be because we have evolved to use up energy during daylight hours – so our body’s mechanisms slow down as night draws in and we get ready for sleep. This means the rate at which we process food is diminished. ‘To have big meals in the evening can contribute to weight gain,’ said Patricia Lopez-Legarrea from the Autonomous University of Chile.

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