According to two new studies published in the journal Cell Metabolism, eating earlier in the day can help you lose weight, and eating meals within 10 hours may improve blood sugar levels and cholesterol levels.
In one study, researchers found that eating late in the day may make people hungrier over a 24-hour period, compared to eating the same meals earlier in the day.
Eating meals later also led to slower burning of calories and greater storage of fat, which may increase the risk of mania.
In the other study of shift firefighters, researchers found that eating meals within 10 hours reduces the size of bad cholesterol particles, which may reduce the risk of heart disease. Eating during this time period was also associated with improved blood pressure and sugar levels. In people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cholesterol.
The new studies confirm findings from previous studies that suggest there is an optimal period for eating based on the body’s circadian rhythms, which regulate sleep-wake cycles, and may influence appetite, metabolism and blood sugar as well.
For example, researchers found in a study conducted on firefighters that eating within 10 hours of the day is ideal, and this may benefit people who have difficulty following the intermittent fasting system, which is based on reducing the eating period for less than this period.