High calorie meal for dinner may up heart disease, diabetes risk

Eating a meal rich in calories for dinner can increase the risk of diabetes as well as lead to poorer cardiovascular health researchers have warnedThe findings showed that eating the majority of a persons daily calories in the evening post 6 pm may lead to an increased risk of developing prediabetes and high blood pressure which can lead to diabetes and affect the heartEvery one per cent increase in the number of calories eaten after 6 pm about 20 calories in a 2000calorie daily diet was associated with higher fasting glucose insulin and insulin resistance all of which are associated with an increased risk of diabetesEating 30 per cent or more of a days calories after 6 pm was associated with a 23 per cent higher risk of developing high blood pressure and a 19 per cent higher risk of becoming prediabeticThere is increasing evidence that when we eat is important in addition to what we eat and how much we eat said lead author Nour Makarem a postdoctoral student at the Columbia University in New YorkIn our study we show that if you eat most of your calories before 6 pm you may have better cardiovascular healthYour meal timing matters and eating earlier in the day may be an important strategy to help lower the risk for heart disease Makarem saidHowever nighttime eating was not associated with being overweight and obese or having central adiposity fatFor the study the team analysed the meal timing of 12708 participants aged 18 to 76 from the Hispanic Community Health StudyStudy of LatinosMore than half of the study participants 566 per cent reported consuming more than 30 per cent of their food intake after 6 pmThe results will be presented at the American Heart Associations Scientific Sessions 2018 in ChicagoCatch up on all the latest Crime National International and Hatke news here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updatesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Except for the change in the headline the story has been provided ASIS AS AVAILABLE without any verification or editing from our side Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever