Eating dinner late is harmful to your health.

Introduction: Our stomach is a very sensitive organ. If we don't eat on time, it will "rebel", even affecting the work of other systems in the body. In addition to damaging memory, eating late has many other harms, which is extremely detrimental to health.

The Many Dangers of Eating Late

Our stomach is a very sensitive organ. If we don't eat on time, it will "rebel", even affecting the work of other systems in the body. In addition to damaging memory, eating late has many other harms, which is extremely detrimental to health.

Leads to obesity. Long periods of hunger make people crave food very much. After arriving home, they eat whatever they can get their hands on, often preferring bag-in-box junk food. After a tiring day, many people simply wash up and go to bed for rest. What they don't know is that after a meal, the levels of sugar and fat in the blood rise. Coupled with a lack of exercise, excess calories are converted into fat, which can easily lead to weight gain.

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Increases the risk of stroke. A study presented at the European Society of Cardiology's annual meeting in 2011 showed that the later one eats dinner, the higher the risk of stroke. Conversely, people who eat earlier and ensure a 60-70 minute interval between eating and sleeping can reduce their risk of stroke by 66%.

High risk of stomach cancer. A study by the University of Tokyo on stomach cancer patients found that 38.4% of them ate late or had irregular meal times. Researchers analyzed that the lifespan of gastric mucosal epithelial cells is very short, about every 2-3 days to be renewed once. The renewal process usually occurs when the gastrointestinal tract is resting at night. If dinner is too late, the gastrointestinal tract cannot rest, and the gastric mucosa cannot be repaired in time. Over time, this may increase the risk of stomach cancer. The risk is even higher if one often eats fried, grilled, and other foods.

Affects sleep. The gastrointestinal tract being forced to "overtime" directly affects sleep, leading to difficulty falling asleep, more dreams, light sleep, or even insomnia. Over time, this can leave one listless and even lead to memory loss, neurasthenia, and other problems.

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High incidence of gallstones. The 4-5 hours after a meal is the peak time for calcium excretion in the human body. If dinner is eaten too late, when the peak calcium excretion time arrives, people are already asleep. Urine cannot be excreted in time, and a large amount of calcium in the urine will deposit, which may lead to kidney, ureter, bladder, and urethral stones over time.

Emotional outbursts. Hunger can easily lead to loss of emotional control and patience, making one irritable when encountering problems, and unable to control the urge to argue or scold others. Surveys show that the phenomenon of "road rage" is closely related to hunger and hypoglycemia caused by eating late.

Prone to accidents. Eating late often means being hungry for too long. Not eating on time can lead to hypoglycemia, which is very harmful to brain function. It can cause lack of concentration, easy mistakes, and accidents, and even induce car accidents.

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Five Ways to "Save" a Delayed Dinner

The busy work and life pressures force many people to delay their dinner time. Despite the helplessness, the body is one's own, and everyone needs to actively arrange their time. Experts offer the following suggestions.

Best time: 6:30 PM. The digestive system needs time to digest food. Zuo Xiaoxia suggests that everyone should try to have dinner around 6:30 PM, and preferably not after 8 PM. Because it is best to have dinner 3-4 hours before bedtime, otherwise it will affect sleep and increase the risk of obesity.

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The benefits of eating at home. Zuo Xiaoxia calls on office workers to improve their work efficiency, try to work less overtime, and try to arrange social gatherings and meals at noon, striving to come home for dinner on time every day. Research shows that eating at home will be more nutritious, help control weight, and prevent various chronic diseases. Eating at home can also help children develop more reasonable eating habits, improve academic performance, and make family relationships more harmonious.

Prepare a nutritious dinner in minutes. Fan Zhihong said that even if you are busy, you must eat on time. Office workers can keep some food in the office, such as oatmeal, milk powder, raisins, dried red dates, nuts, fruits, etc., and make a nutritious dinner in a few minutes. For example, you can first brew oatmeal with hot water, add some milk powder, raisins, walnuts, etc., and then supplement with a fruit, which can basically ensure nutrition. In addition, you can also keep food in the car to raise blood sugar and relieve hunger and irritability when stuck in traffic.

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Principles for ordering nutritious takeout. Many people always think of eating after finishing their work, without considering the stomach's feelings. If overtime is unavoidable, you should still order takeout, but you must fully consider nutrition and follow the principle of not ordering fried food, ensuring there are vegetables and coarse grains, and best to pair it with a fruit. When ordering Western fast food, it is best to give up fried chicken, french fries, and other fried foods, and replace sweet drinks with unsweetened hot black tea or milk; when ordering Chinese food, pay attention to the combination of meat and vegetables, for example, two fresh meat buns with a bowl of millet porridge, and then a plate of boiled lettuce or shredded kelp, which is a relatively balanced nutrition. Buns, dumplings, etc. are also good choices.

Four types of food for "emergency rescue". If for various reasons you cannot eat on time and have to eat after 9 PM, Fan Zhihong suggests choosing grains, legumes, dairy, and fruits. These four types of foods have low fat content, are relatively easy to digest and absorb, and will not burden the gastrointestinal tract, such as millet porridge, hot noodle soup, and dough drop soup.

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