Health Risks of Eating Before Bed

The reason I posted this article is that eating solid food 3 hours before bed will keep you from losing weight. Sometimes and for some people simply cutting out those late meals can help you lose weight. Being overweight for most of us is caused by eating at the wrong times of the day, eating big meals too late in the evening, and eating the wrong foods. It's that simple, 3 things we do wrong, and the result is that you gain weight by storing your food in fat cells.

Going to sleep after a snack isn’t a huge issue, but dozing off after a large meal can lead to a range of symptoms, especially for people with conditions like hiatal hernia, obesity, and sleep apnea, Jesse Houghton, MD, board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and Senior Medical Director of Gastroenterology at the Southern Ohio Medical Center, told Verywell.

Here are just a few of the problems you might find yourself dealing with if you eat too close to bedtime.

Indigestion and acid reflux: A reclined position makes it possible for stomach acid to move up into the esophagus, contributing to indigestion or acid reflux. Madhankumar said this feels like a discomfort or burning sensation in the throat.

Sleep disruptions: If you experience acid reflux, your sleep quality may also be impacted. Eating a heavy meal right before bed can also keep your metabolism working hard and possibly raise your body temperature higher than is optimal for sleep, Jade Wu, Ph.D., board-certified behavioral sleep medicine specialist and Mattress Firm Sleep Advisor, told Verywell.

Weight gain: Over time, the effects of consuming excess calories just before your metabolism is supposed to slow down for the night can contribute to weight gain. This can increase the risk of other health conditions like heart disease, diabetes, and high cholesterol,  Dr. Houghton said. 

A study showed that night shift workers who consumed more of their total daily calories after dinner had higher rates of overweight, abdominal obesity, high triglycerides, and high cholesterol levels than daytime workers, and also had health concerns like impaired blood sugar (glucose) tolerance and decreased kidney function. Pills won't take care of your body, they only reduce the symptoms.

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