Recently, a study has shown that eating two hours before bedtime, or after 7 PM, can lead to a high incidence of heart attacks and strokes! The ancients said, "Do not eat after noon." The so-called "noon" refers to 11 AM to 1 PM. Although modern people go to bed much later than the ancients and cannot adhere to this, it is recommended that everyone finish dinner before 7 PM to avoid diseases caused by eating too late!
Eating dinner late can lead to diseases.
1. Arteriosclerosis
Eating dinner too late can also cause high blood lipids. Moreover, after falling asleep, blood flow speed significantly decreases, leading to continuous deposition of lipids on the blood vessel walls. Over time, the risk factor for atherosclerosis naturally increases.
2. Stomach Diseases
People who eat dinner too late force their stomachs to work overtime. In a state of fatigue, and with the aging mucosa not being renewed in time, stomach diseases can develop over time!
3. Diabetes
Eating dinner too late can stimulate the continuous and large secretion of insulin, causing an excessive burden on the B cells that secrete insulin.
If this is a long-term, continuous overload of secretion, especially in middle-aged and elderly people, it can lead to diabetes due to B cell function failure.
4. Obesity
If dinner is eaten too late, the levels of sugar, fat, and amino acids in the blood at night will increase and be converted into the body's own fat, deposited in various parts of the body. Over time, this leads to weight gain.
5. Insomnia and Neurasthenia
A late dinner inevitably causes organs such as the stomach, intestines, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas to continue working and send signals to the brain during sleep, keeping the brain in an excited state, which in turn leads to dreams and insomnia. Over the long term, this can trigger diseases like neurasthenia.
6. Metabolic Disorders
Eating dinner too late can lead to metabolic disorders, making you often feel fatigued, dizzy, and experience memory loss and decreased thinking ability. It can also lead to a weakened immune system, making you more susceptible to colds, skin boils, and slow-healing wounds.
Therefore, everyone must develop the habit of "eating dinner before 7 PM." So, what should you do for dinner after 7 PM?
After 7 PM, dinner should be eaten like this
1. Eat only 5/10 full
After 7 PM, the golden time for digestion has passed, with less gastric juice and weaker stomach motility. When "making up" for dinner at this time, you should eat less than a normal dinner. It should be best to eat only half of a normal dinner, which is 5/10 full.
The feeling should be "just as you start to feel satisfied," you should put down your chopsticks and stop eating.
2. Eat slower than a normal dinner
Because it is already late, eating more slowly can chew the food into smaller pieces, which is better for digestion. It also gives the body time to react and feel the 5/10 fullness. At the same time, it is best not to "watch videos while eating or talk while eating," as this most affects digestion and will inevitably increase the burden on the stomach.
3. Focus more on vegetables and coarse grains
If dinner is eaten too late, avoid eating large amounts of meat and fish. The fat and protein will加重 the body's burden, and even after you have fallen asleep, your body is still helping to digest these leftovers, which will undoubtedly lead to high blood lipids, high blood pressure, and other diseases.
Therefore, the best choice for a late dinner is to eat some vegetables + coarse grains. This combination will not加重 the body's burden at all. The large amount of dietary fiber can speed up the time food stays in the intestines and prevent cancer.
Note: After 9 PM, do not eat anymore
If it is really too late, for example, it's already 9 or 10 PM and you are about to sleep, it's best not to "make up" for dinner anymore.
The best solution at this time is to drink a glass of warm milk + a small handful of nuts. Warm milk can better aid sleep, and nuts can provide a certain feeling of fullness without burdening the body.