Sitting down for a meal at specifically scheduled times isn't always easy, especially when life gets particularly busy. However, it's important to be mindful of when you eat in order to ensure that your body remains as healthy as possible.
In fact, science continues to show us that the timing of our meals can impact our weight loss goals, and specifically that eating later in the evening can make it more difficult to lose weight.
It was found that those who ate dinner at 9 p.m. versus those who ate at 6 p.m. had higher levels of blood sugar the next morning, along with less fat oxidation.
On top of this previous research, a new study also just found that eating later in the day may impact your metabolism and hunger hormones, which in turn can affect weight loss.
Read on to learn more about the effects that eating late has on your ability to lose weight. Then, make sure to check out 7 'Healthy' Foods for You That Are Actually Worse Than Candy.
In the new study that was published in Cell Metabolism, investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital conducted a randomized, controlled, crossover trial that took a look at the effect that eating later had on hunger, as well as weight gain and loss.
They found that eating later increased hunger while also reducing the amount of energy that was used while awake.
In fact, per Medscape, eating four hours later than you might normally affects the level of your appetite and the rate that you burn calories, as well as fat storage and potential weight loss.