If you have a habit of eating dinner late, you're probably worried about how it's affecting your body. Here's what happens when you eat before bed.
Increasing glycogen
This is a good sign, especially if you exercise in the afternoon or evening. Glycogen reserves in the muscles are quickly used up, which is why meals after exercise are very important. Dinner (even at seven o'clock) replenishes your supplies, which will give you energy for the next morning, so that it is easier to wake up and prepare for the day. In addition, the food stimulates the synthesis of proteins in the muscles, which helps in the regeneration of the body that takes place during the night. And, of course, you will get all this if you choose a nutritious meal, full of vitamins and proteins.
Sleep problems
If you struggle with insomnia, it would be good to introduce a change in your diet: don't eat anything more than two hours before going to bed. Here, too, it will come in handy to eat something nutritious as the last meal of the day, which will fill you up until the night's rest. The digestive system will have enough time to do its work, the body will be able to relax, which means that you will be calm when you go to bed. If the problem was that you ate shortly before going to bed, then you will surely get rid of insomnia.
Better blood glucose control
This is useful information especially for those who have certain health problems and need to monitor their blood glucose levels. This group also includes diabetics. A meal before bed can provide better blood glucose control even at night while you sleep. But sweets are not the best choice in this case either.
Thickness
The most obvious reason why many people avoid eating at certain times is obesity. What happens to the same foods that you use during the day, and then supposedly miraculously change their function in the evening?
Nothing really. If they ate something healthy and light in the evening, it wouldn't be a problem at all. The problem arises because in the evening we reach for sweets and salty unhealthy snacks, which we eat more than is good. Especially if you do it next to the TV, you won't keep track of the amount and before you know it, the bag of snacks or the plate of cookies will be gone. In addition, it is not good if you eat it all right before going to bed, because then your digestive system will not "rest" enough. Eating a nutritious and healthy dinner (even if it's after 19 p.m.) will be much better than tons of snacks, writes Metropolitan.
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