Peaks in appetite and metabolism driven by our body's inbuilt clocks mean that eating at the wrong time can have consequences for our health and waistline
It is close to midnight and I am bingeing both on a Netflix show and leftovers from the fridge. I know I will regret it in the morning – and perhaps for years to come.
With my late-night feasting, I am inadvertently playing fast and loose with a system that evolved to keep my body in sync with the. Its effects include setting optimum times to eat, and there is emerging evidence that overriding this schedule can have severe consequences for health. This article is part of a series on nutrition that delves into some of the hottest trends of the moment., which is the body’s central timekeeper. Its function is to make sure biological processes such as falling asleep occur at the optimal time. The SCN is reset daily by light and darkness, creating a roughly 24-hour cycle called the circadian rhythm.
This translates into natural peaks in appetite in the morning and early evening. Processes involved in the digestion, absorption and metabolism of food are similarly coordinated by the SCN to be primed for action at the appropriate times.
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