NEW YORK: Aiming to lose some extra weight around your waist? Read on.
According to the researchers, eating dinner late at night can lead to high blood sugar levels and put people at increased risk of being overweight, IANS reported.
According to the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, over 2.1 billion adults are estimated to be overweight or obese which makes health complications like diabetes and high blood pressure more likely.
Some studies suggest that consuming calories late in the day is associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome.
For the results, the research team studied 20 healthy volunteers (10 men and 10 women) to see how they metabolized dinner eaten at 10 p.m. compared to 6 p.m. The volunteers all went to bed at 11 p.m.
(With inputs from agencies)
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