Will Eating Snacks at Night Really Affect Weight Loss Progress? Is it Different from Daytime Eating?
For this question, I estimate that basically most people would almost certainly think it will get fat. Many fitness-loving buddies will eat little after 8 pm, especially rejecting snacks, especially. Because, there is a theory that the human metabolism speed will slow down when sleeping. The slower metabolism will burn less calories. That is, the calories you ingest before sleeping, the burning amount is not more than when you are awake.
Is it okay to eat before bed?
Although this research seems reasonable, in fact, there are studies that show that when people are sleeping, their metabolism changes little. During the sleep state, your body still has many functions running, your heart is still beating. That is, our various organs are operating normally. And since all organs are operating normally, it means that these organs need energy to maintain, so energy should be calories.
Of course, eating at night can also lead to weight gain, there is a theoretical basis, is the increase in insulin levels at night, and the physiological effect of insulin is one of the storage of fat. Eating at night is more likely to be converted into storage.
In the morning, the human insulin level is much higher than in the evening, but studies have shown that the insulin level at night is the same as during the day. That is, when you eat the most abundant food during the day, if the insulin level rises, it can lead to obesity. Whoever has eaten in the morning will gain weight.
Regarding carbohydrate intake before bed, as a major energy source, unused carbohydrates will be converted into glycogen and fat for storage. Unfortunately, the storage space of glycogen is very limited, glycogen storage space is full, most carbohydrates will be converted into fat storage. But the time of carbohydrate intake cannot determine how much will be converted into fat storage.
In terms of physique, the increase in weight depends only on the total calorie intake and the total calorie consumption. Simply put, if the calorie intake is greater than the calorie consumption, no matter what time you intake it, you will gain weight. So, eating at night can lead to an increase in BMI?
Summarize the above theories
OK! After reading these parts, some may feel finally able to be relieved to eat snacks at night. But I think, you may not have understood the content I just shared. Simply put, as long as your exercise is insufficient, whether it's eating snacks during the day or at night, you will get fat.
Whether it will get fat does not depend on what you eat at night, but on the total calorie intake of the whole day. That is, if you really want to eat snacks, but you want to control your intake, but only have this one opportunity to eat, whether it's day or night, it's okay.
For pure weight loss and fat reduction, snacks are still better not to eat, especially if the body is already very obese, in the initial weight loss, it really needs to help with junk food and snacks. You shouldn't cut off these easy-to-gain-weight sources, but also rationally arrange your diet.
Although for most fitness trainers, it is not necessary to control the intake of oil and salt too much, but for overweight people who are losing weight, I think it is really necessary to make stricter requirements. It's really necessary.
Finally, my summary is that exercise is the foundation. The calorie consumption greater than the calorie intake is the necessary way to lose weight.
