8 Facts About Eating in the Evening

The stomach works great at night Everyone has heard that if you eat before bedtime, food will be deposited as fat or not digested because the intestines don't work at night. Yes, salivation, swallowing frequency, and upper esophageal sphincter pressure are reduced during sleep. However, the bowels are working. Studies show that the highest secretion of gastric juice is between 10 pm and 2 am, the peristalsis of the small intestine is higher at night than during the day, and gastric emptying is faster at night than in the morning.

Quantity matters more than what time food is eaten It is scientifically proven that calories do not become more harmful after 6 pm — they are the same at any time of day. You can make a meal plan as you feel comfortable, for example, move the main meal to...