Excessive late-night eating and midnight raids on the refrigerator are linked to increased weight gain and worse health consequences, a new study finds.
Recent studies have reported that circadian rhythms -- the body's internal clock -- have a critical role in how the body spends energy.
According to the study published in the International Journal of Obesity, late-night snackers are more likely to gain weight, adding that mice eating at unusual hours put on twice as much weight, despite exercising and eating as much as others.
Night-fed mice are reported to weight 7.8 percent more than those fed during the day. "Better timing of meals could be a critical element in slowing the ever-increasing incidence of obesity," scientists concluded, claiming that simply changing the timing of meals and snacks can considerably help reduce weight.
Scientists concluded that night-time eating is one factor among many others contributing to weight gain.
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