{"id":11305,"date":"2024-11-19T19:47:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T19:47:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=11305"},"modified":"2025-02-21T19:51:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T19:51:25","slug":"the-timing-of-meals-is-crucial-for-health-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/the-timing-of-meals-is-crucial-for-health-study-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"The Timing of Meals Is Crucial for Health, Study Finds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A groundbreaking study by UOC and Columbia University reveals that eating late in the day can negatively impact glucose metabolism, regardless of calorie intake and body weight, potentially increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular issues. <\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A joint study by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Columbia University has presented compelling evidence that the time of day when calories are consumed significantly impacts glucose metabolism and overall health. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41387-024-00347-6\" title=\"\">Published<\/a> in the Nature group journal Nutrition &amp; Diabetes, the research reveals that consuming more than 45% of daily calories after 5 p.m. can elevate glucose levels, posing risks regardless of an individual&#8217;s body weight or fat composition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Maintaining high levels of glucose over long periods of time can have implications including a higher risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes, an increase in cardiovascular risk due to the damage that high glucose levels do to blood vessels and increased chronic inflammation, which aggravates cardiovascular and metabolic damage,&#8221; lead author Diana D\u00edaz Rizzolo, a postdoctoral researcher in the Faculty of Health Sciences at UOC, said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uoc.edu\/en\/news\/2024\/the-time-of-day-when-we-eat-is-crucial-for-our-health\" title=\"\">news release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study, conducted at Columbia University&#8217;s Irving Medical Center in New York, involved 26 overweight or obese participants aged between 50 and 70, all with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The participants were split into two groups: early eaters, who consumed most of their calories before the evening, and late eaters, who consumed 45% or more of their calories after 5 p.m. Despite identical calorie intake and dietary choices, late eaters showed poorer glucose tolerance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The significance of these findings lies in their challenge to previous beliefs that late-night eating primarily led to weight gain due to poor dietary choices. The research highlights that meal timing alone can adversely affect glucose metabolism. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c[T]he body\u2019s ability to metabolize glucose is limited at night because the secretion of insulin is reduced, and our cells&#8217; sensitivity to this hormone declines due to the circadian rhythm, which is determined by a central clock in our brain that is coordinated with the hours of daylight and night,\u201d D\u00edaz Rizzolo added.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The study encourages a paradigm shift in nutrition, emphasizing meal timing as a critical factor in maintaining cardiometabolic health. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Until now, personal decisions in nutrition have been based on two main questions: how much we eat, and what foods to choose. With this study, a new factor in cardiometabolic health is beginning to become increasingly important: when we eat,&#8221; added D\u00edaz Rizzolo.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The recommendation drawn from the study is to concentrate calorie intake during daylight hours, particularly at breakfast and lunch, and reduce heavy, high-carb meals in the evening. D\u00edaz Rizzolo also advises limiting ultra-processed foods, fast foods and carbohydrate-rich foods, especially at night.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This study supports the United Nations\u2019 Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3: Good Health and Well-Being, by providing scientific insights that could help improve global health outcomes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A joint study by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) and Columbia University has presented compelling evidence that the time of day when calories are consumed significantly impacts glucose metabolism and overall health. 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