When is the best time to eat three meals? Related research shows that eating right may make it easier to lose weight

Generally, people with regular work and rest schedules will also have correspondingly regular meal times. However, in modern life, some people's daily pace of life seems to be quite rushed, or they may even have no plans at all, which can easily change the regularity of their lives.

The times of the three meals a day may be irregular, especially for some lazy people or those who are busy at work. If they cannot plan well, the times of the three meals may not be fixed.

Research has found that if you eat three meals a day four hours late, it may increase the risk of obesity!

This study was conducted by researchers from Harvard Medical School. During the study, obese people were observed and analyzed for a long time, and of course some experiments were also conducted. During the experimental stage, the purpose was to observe and analyze the differences between eating early and eating late.

In the experiment, the earliest eating time is actually breakfast around 9 o'clock, lunch around 1 o'clock, and dinner around 5 o'clock. The late eating time is 4 hours later than this.

Through 12 days of observation and analysis, these 12 days are carried out separately with a period of time in between. After all, the body still needs some time to adapt. If it is carried out continuously, the effect will not be significantly seen, and deviations may also occur.

After recording hunger and appetite, and sampling and analyzing blood and fat samples, it was found that appetite would be better and hunger would be stronger when eating later.

In this case, you will become more interested in high-fat, sweets, meat, and some foods that can stimulate the taste buds. If this continues for a long time, the fat content you consume will increase, and the possibility of obesity will also increase.

What's more important is that if you eat late, the rate of calorie consumption is different from that if you eat early. You eat more but the amount of calories consumed is getting lower, so fat is naturally easier to accumulate, and getting fat is only a matter of time.

Another thing you need to understand is that if you postpone eating for 4 hours, your hunger level will gradually reach its limit. During the meal, your appetite will increase and you will desire certain foods more, so you will easily overeat or eat too much. If this continues for a long time, the possibility of obesity will naturally increase, and your body's metabolism will also be easily damaged.

When is the best time to have three meals a day?

Although in this study, the three meals were tested at 9 am, 1 pm and 5 pm, it does not mean that these times are the best. It just means that these times, relative to eating 4 hours later, will be healthier and less likely to cause obesity problems.

But in fact, everyone's dining habits are somewhat different. People of different age groups have different schedules. Generally speaking, older people are accustomed to going to bed early and getting up early.

The time for breakfast and dinner will also be earlier. Most breakfasts can be finished before 7 o'clock, and dinner should also be finished before 7 o'clock, or even 5-6 o'clock.

For the elderly, it is not recommended to eat breakfast too early. It is recommended not to eat breakfast earlier than 7 o'clock. It is better to eat breakfast between 7-8 o'clock, which is more conducive to gastrointestinal health, promotes the body's absorption of necessary nutrients, and is not easy to increase the burden on the body.

As for young people, who usually have the habit of staying up late, the times of their three meals are irregular. In simple terms, there is no regularity at all. Some people even skip breakfast. In the long run, this is very bad for their health.

It is recommended that young people have breakfast no later than 9 o'clock, and do not get used to eating brunch, or eating lunch very late. It is not recommended to eat later than 1 o'clock. Dinner is even more not recommended to be too late. You should finish eating before 8 o'clock. Eating later than 9 o'clock will affect the digestion and absorption of food, and will bring more burden to the stomach and intestines.

If you eat dinner too late, it will be difficult to digest and you may feel stomach discomfort when you go to bed. Your sleep will also be easily affected and you may suffer from insomnia.

To eat healthily, you should not only pay attention to the time, but also correct these two bad eating habits as soon as possible.

1. Love hot food

Now the temperature is gradually dropping, and we will soon enter winter. The temperature will get lower and lower. People who are afraid of cold will try every means to keep warm. In terms of diet, they will prefer to eat hotter food to warm up the whole body.

But eating hot food frequently is not good, as it can cause serious damage to the mucous membranes in several parts of the body. When the mucosal damage is not repaired in time and is repeatedly damaged, the risk of cancer will be higher.

2. Eating too fast

This eating habit is actually quite common in modern life. Some people are born to eat fast, while others gradually develop the habit of eating fast because of certain things or certain stages.

From a health perspective, eating too fast can cause damage to your stomach and intestines that cannot be ignored. You may miss the signal that you are full and tend to overeat, which can cause more damage to your stomach and intestines, and can easily lead to obesity and indigestion problems.

You should chew your food slowly and thoroughly. If you always swallow your food whole, you will not only fail to appreciate the deliciousness of the food, but it will also easily put a heavy burden on your stomach.

Although we eat every day, not many people pay attention to whether their dining habits are correct and reasonable. For example, whether the time of three meals a day is within a reasonable range. It is estimated that many people have not paid close attention to it and think that eating three meals a day is enough.

References:

1. "The best timetable for eating is out! Cell sub-journal: Eating three meals 4 hours late will increase appetite, reduce metabolism, and more easily induce obesity!" · Metz Medicine · 2022.10.13

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