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Eating at night is for fatties…..

I thought this was of interest. With all the usual warnings about association not equalling causation, Night Eating - defined as 25% of daily food intake after the evening meal and/or awakening at least once per week to eat - is much more common in the obese.

I wonder is there is some relation here to Intermittent Fasting. Such behaviour removes even the short fast that is there for most after the evening meal.

Prevalence of Night Eating in Obese and Nonobese Twins

The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of night eating (NE) and associated symptoms in a population-based sample of Swedish twins. A total of 21,741 individuals aged 20–47 years completed a questionnaire in 2005/2006. NE was defined as 25% of daily food intake after the evening meal and/or awakening at least once per week with eating episodes. The prevalence of NE was 4.6% in men and 3.4% in women. Among obese men and women, the prevalence was 8.4 and 7.5%, respectively. Men and women with NE had 3.4 and 3.6 times higher risk of binge eating compared to individuals without NE. The risk of sleep-related problems was 1.6–3.4 times higher in men and 2.5–3.3 times higher in women with NE compared to those without NE. This epidemiological study has estimated the prevalence of NE in a twin population. It revealed that NE is 2.5 and 2.8 times more common in obese men and women compared to normal weight men and women. Furthermore that NE is associated with binge eating and sleep-related problems.

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3 Responses to “Eating at night is for fatties…..”

  1. Kidf F Says:
    April 29th, 2009 at 3:26 am

    eating at night=fatty fatty?
    I've heard that eating late at night is bad for you and this will make you gain weight, is this true?

    I'm always up until late and don't eat much during the day because i know i'll be hungry at night, so i usally have about 1000-1200 calories during the day and about 500 at night.

    Is this bad?I mean im not eating too much, and all i do at night is sit down so im not burning anything anyway.

    So, my question is, does eating at night make a difference even if you usually eat less than 2000 cal's a day?

  2. Eric T Says:
    April 29th, 2009 at 8:28 am

    Eating anything about 4-3 hours before you sleep basically is turned to fat because you wont burn it during sleep. It's a realllly bad habit, so eat at around 5-7 PM.
    References :

  3. Diesel Dave Says:
    April 29th, 2009 at 8:30 am

    As long as it is high protein like chicken breast, fish or lean meats. NO CARBS!!! Carbs are for energy and if your sitting down and not burning anything those carbs will turn to fat. Good luck
    References :

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