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Food late at night is it unhealthy?

AT82

I was always told it was because the digestive system will be active when you're trying to sleep is this correct?

Reply 1

lou p lou

2

what i've always been told too... although i'm sure some medic will now go into uneccesary details :p:

lou xxx

Reply 2

Muse

13

lou p

i'm sure some medic will now go into uneccesary details :p:

*distracts lou & AT, then runs away*

Reply 3

Jump

18

eating a banana half an hour before is meant to be good for you, well according to channel 4.

http://www.diablocyclists.com/FitnessHealth/InterestingFactsBanana.htm

Reply 4

Juno

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jumpunderaboat

eating a banana half an hour before is meant to be good for you, well according to channel 4.

http://www.diablocyclists.com/FitnessHealth/InterestingFactsBanana.htm

How do you know when a banana is meant to be good for you? And how could you time half an hour before that?

Reply 5

Barny

17

Eating food before sleeping is not going to decrease your health and is therefore not 'bad' for you.

Reply 6

eurasianfeline

13

it'll make u fat though

Reply 7

Barny

17

eurasianfeline

it'll make u fat though

Why will it?

Reply 8

Create

2

Apparently it's something to do with your metabollic rate decreasing when you're asleep. Therefore, more of the energy gets stored as fat instead of being turned into other energy to keep you moving, active etc.

Reply 9

NDGAARONDI

16

Depends what you're eating.

Reply 10

eurasianfeline

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NDGAARONDI

Depends what you're eating.

well if you're eating high protein food then probably doesn't really matter...but then most food contain fat and carbo anyway so...

besides...i just can't sleep after eating...too uncomfy...

Reply 11

Jump

18

juno_the

How do you know when a banana is meant to be good for you? And how could you time half an hour before that?

like I said it was on some programme on channel 4

Reply 12

magiccarpet

2

i always get in at 12 midnight - 1am every night during the week and eat dinner at that time. usually beans/pasta/bread/cheesy stuff/chili and nothing bad happens to me. maybe if u eat alot, get indigestion. often canot eat brekkie

Reply 13

Lil' Miss Smiley

1

I try to make the rule of not eating after 7pm latest to allow my digestive system to sttle before i go to bed and burn of any calories before sleep. I dont think there is any particular rule of thumb. Go with what is best for you. If you have a fast metabolic rate then don't worry, if it is slow then think first as you could be storing unnecessary fats. :wink:

Reply 14

magiccarpet

2

sounds like **** to me

Reply 15

AT82

OP

Blimey I I have barely even started on my food routine at 8:00pm!! As for those 12" Pizza's I like at 3:00am when comign out for a club.

If I lived of guidlines I would be dead by now.

Reply 16

magiccarpet

2

yah im gonna have me dinns in an hour

Reply 17

danni_bella

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AT82

I was always told it was because the digestive system will be active when you're trying to sleep is this correct?

You should ideally stop consuming foods (esp carbs) after 8pm... I usually make this 10 :redface:

Lol, as I don't go to sleep until quite late, but since uni's started up for me now...

yep, I'll have to make that 8pm again, and start getting to sleep earlier! But yeah, back to the topic - it's not good for the metabolism if you eat too late. Healthier to eat a large breakfast, medium lunch and small dinner if you can :smile:

Luv DB_x

Reply 18

Barny

17

Its all *******s, at the end of the day, its about the total calories you eat in a day, if you have only eaten 2000 calories in a day, but used 3000, then it is going to make the blindest bit of difference if you eat before you go to bed.

Food late at night is it unhealthy?

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