Mealtimes have an impact on weight

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Extract from the article: Respecter la limite de dix à douze heures pour les trois repas quotidiens. C’est la clé pour éviter le surpoids et prévenir le risque de diabète de type 2...

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Respect the ten to twelve hour limit for the three daily meals.  This is the key to avoiding excess weight and preventing the risk of type 2 diabetes.

The time of day at which we eat has an impact on our health and weight. These are the famous rules of dietary chronobiology, which recommend that we eat a hearty breakfast and a light supper. A study by researchers at the Salk Institute (USA) has come up with another time-saving tip to avoid weight gain and prevent type 2 diabetes: eat your three meals of the day within a maximum period of ten to twelve hours.

In the scientific journal "Cell Metabolism", the scientists confirm that always respecting the same time limit for eating, for example ten hours, enables the body to anticipate food intake and prepare to burn calories. According to the researchers' theory, this anticipation of food intake encourages the digestive system to synchronise with genes and proteins, so that it works more optimally. This reduction in the duration of food intake benefits the balance of the intestinal bacteria that control metabolism. These conclusions were drawn from the observation of mice fed the same diet but at different rates. The mice that followed a 10-hour feeding schedule were slimmer and healthier than the mice on the same diet that ate at any time. The food intake window should not exceed 12 hours. Beyond that, the slimming and health-protecting effects are cancelled out.

William O.