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This document debunks the myth that late night eating causes weight gain. While metabolism does slow at night, calories are calories regardless of time of day. The real issue is that late night eating often involves unhealthy cravings and extra calories from snacks watched in front of the TV. Eating patterns where meals are more spread out during the day, including a more substantial breakfast, can help burn calories more efficiently and result in lower weight overall. The key is consuming calories during the day and not exceeding one's daily limit.

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This document debunks the myth that late night eating causes weight gain. While metabolism does slow at night, calories are calories regardless of time of day. The real issue is that late night eating often involves unhealthy cravings and extra calories from snacks watched in front of the TV. Eating patterns where meals are more spread out during the day, including a more substantial breakfast, can help burn calories more efficiently and result in lower weight overall. The key is consuming calories during the day and not exceeding one's daily limit.

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The Nutrition Myth Buster

Debunking Nutrition Myths!

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Learning Objective: To be able to explain that it is not the time you eat but
what you are eating late at night that causes weight gain

Is late night eating to blame for those extra pounds?


Most people have heard the myth that eating late at night or more specifically after 7
or 8 pm can cause weight gain. People believe this because they think eating at night slows
down your metabolism. This is not true and a MYTH for a reason. The more significant issue
this myth is trying to get at is the unhealthy choices people make when eating late at night.
This could be from sitting in front of the TV and fulfilling those late-night cravings. Obviously,
this will cause weight gain due to an increase in unneeded calories.
The truth is that calories are calories and can be eaten anytime during a 24 hours I’m Margie
period to ensure an individual is getting their allotted calories for the day. If someone has not Siegel. I am a
eaten dinner and it is already 10:00 pm then they should eat so they get those calories for Dietetics
the day. If they have already consumed their calories for the day they should not eat anything student at The
especially not sweets because this will put them over their daily limit. This is what causes the
weight gain.
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As for your metabolism, it does slow down a little bit at night due to an individual Illinois. My
being more sedentary while sleeping but your metabolism never stops. The metabolism is goal is to
always working to keep you alive and fueled. debunk the
People tend to eat most of their calories at dinner time instead of breakfast. This makes nutrition
them think they are gaining more weight, but this just makes up for the calories you have not
myths
eaten at the other meals. People who eat a more substantial meal for breakfast and smaller
meals throughout the day burn those calories more efficiently. This can lead to a lower everyone is
weight overall. talking about.
All and all, this is a myth and calories are calories it doesn't matter what time you eat
them just that you get them. Make sure you get your daily calories and don't exceed that with
extra unhealthy foods.

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1. Myth Debunked: Late-Night Eating Does Not Cause Weight Gain / Fitness. Fitdaycom. 2018. Follow me on
Available at: https://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/myth-debunked-late-night-
eating-does-not-cause-weight-gain.html. Accessed February 26, 2018.
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2. Does eating late at night make you fat? | UAMSHealth. UAMSHealth. 2018. Available at: @thenutritionmy
https://uamshealth.com/healthlibrary2/medicalmyths/latenighteating/. Accessed February
26, 2018. thbuster
3. Why Eating at Night Won’t Make You Fat: Debunking Top Diet Myths. IU Health. 2018.
Available at: http://iuhealth.org/news-hub/detail/why-eating-at-night-wont-make-you-fat-
debunking-top-diet-myths/#.WpNz_jPwb-Z. Accessed February 26, 2018.
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