This report confirmed my research on the timing that one eat have effect on the Obesity.
In the 80's & 90's, I travel a lots for both business & work. I observed that when I traveling or working late night, I have extra meal or irregular timing for food intake. Then I tended to put on weight.
I have also make a study on my cousin. he run a Video tape rental chain. he used to have his dinner at 10.30-11.00pm at night. then he goes to bed at 1.00am. he have big belly.
The is a study in China that those people who skip breakfast also tended to put on weight. But my observation is a little different. Which I experience ulcer on my stomach. Anyway, now, as far as I I can, I am observing the timing for my meal in take.
Therefore for you Great Health, please observe the timing for eating.
When You Eat May Be Key to Weight Control
Erratic Eating Could Play Role in Obesity
By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Jan. 26, 2005 - When it comes to maintaining a healthy weight, when you eat may be as important as what you eat.
New research suggests that people who eat erratically get more calories and burn them less quickly than those who have set eating times throughout the day. So whether you eat just a few relatively large meals or a lot of small ones, maintaining a regular eating schedule may help keep off the extra pounds.
"Naturally, it is important not to take in too many calories, no matter how many times a day you eat," researcher Ian A. Macdonald, PhD, from England's University of Nottingham, tells WebMD. "But our findings indicate that establishing a regular eating pattern may also be important."
The Magic Number
Macdonald studied 10 obese but otherwise healthy women. The women ate what and how much they wanted. For two weeks, some of the women ate three meals and three snacks a day with regular intervals between eating. The other women varied their schedule -- eating anywhere from three to nine times a day.
When the women followed the regular eating schedule they took in fewer calories during the day than when they ate erratically. According to Macdonald, the women tended to underreport their daily food intake no matter which schedule they were following, but they appeared to eat about 120 fewer calories when following the regular schedule vs. the erratic one.
Over the course of a month, eating 120 fewer calories a day would shed 1 pound of body fat.
Irregular eating was also found to slow the rate at which calories were burned and raise levels of "LDL" bad cholesterol. Insulin resistance, an indicator of diabetes risk, also worsened. The findings are reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Eat Breakfast; Don't Eat Late at Night
In an editorial accompanying the study, nutrition researchers Megan McCrory, PhD, and Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD, write that it is not clear if or to what extent erratic eating contributes to obesity.
A major drawback of the study, McCrory tells WebMD, is that it relied on the participants to report their own food intake. People tend to underreport how much food they eat, especially if they are overweight.
"There may be something to the idea that keeping a regular eating schedule is important, but this certainly needs to be investigated more thoroughly in more rigorous studies," she says.
Parks says regular eating appears to reduce the opportunity for overeating. It could potentially help the body establish a rhythm for energy consumption.
She says it is increasingly clear that timing is important when it comes to eating. Eating breakfast has been shown to be one of the best ways to jump-start the metabolism. Studies also suggest that eating late at night can lead to weight gain because the body stores fat most efficiently in the middle of the night. Read More...
When You Eat May Be Key to Weight Control
In the 80's & 90's, I travel a lots for both business & work. I observed that when I traveling or working late night, I have extra meal or irregular timing for food intake. Then I tended to put on weight.
I have also make a study on my cousin. he run a Video tape rental chain. he used to have his dinner at 10.30-11.00pm at night. then he goes to bed at 1.00am. he have big belly.
The is a study in China that those people who skip breakfast also tended to put on weight. But my observation is a little different. Which I experience ulcer on my stomach. Anyway, now, as far as I I can, I am observing the timing for my meal in take.
Therefore for you Great Health, please observe the timing for eating.
When You Eat May Be Key to Weight Control
Erratic Eating Could Play Role in Obesity
By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed By Michael Smith, MD
on Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Jan. 26, 2005 - When it comes to maintaining a healthy weight, when you eat may be as important as what you eat.
New research suggests that people who eat erratically get more calories and burn them less quickly than those who have set eating times throughout the day. So whether you eat just a few relatively large meals or a lot of small ones, maintaining a regular eating schedule may help keep off the extra pounds.
"Naturally, it is important not to take in too many calories, no matter how many times a day you eat," researcher Ian A. Macdonald, PhD, from England's University of Nottingham, tells WebMD. "But our findings indicate that establishing a regular eating pattern may also be important."
The Magic Number
Macdonald studied 10 obese but otherwise healthy women. The women ate what and how much they wanted. For two weeks, some of the women ate three meals and three snacks a day with regular intervals between eating. The other women varied their schedule -- eating anywhere from three to nine times a day.
When the women followed the regular eating schedule they took in fewer calories during the day than when they ate erratically. According to Macdonald, the women tended to underreport their daily food intake no matter which schedule they were following, but they appeared to eat about 120 fewer calories when following the regular schedule vs. the erratic one.
Over the course of a month, eating 120 fewer calories a day would shed 1 pound of body fat.
Irregular eating was also found to slow the rate at which calories were burned and raise levels of "LDL" bad cholesterol. Insulin resistance, an indicator of diabetes risk, also worsened. The findings are reported in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Eat Breakfast; Don't Eat Late at Night
In an editorial accompanying the study, nutrition researchers Megan McCrory, PhD, and Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD, write that it is not clear if or to what extent erratic eating contributes to obesity.
A major drawback of the study, McCrory tells WebMD, is that it relied on the participants to report their own food intake. People tend to underreport how much food they eat, especially if they are overweight.
"There may be something to the idea that keeping a regular eating schedule is important, but this certainly needs to be investigated more thoroughly in more rigorous studies," she says.
Parks says regular eating appears to reduce the opportunity for overeating. It could potentially help the body establish a rhythm for energy consumption.
She says it is increasingly clear that timing is important when it comes to eating. Eating breakfast has been shown to be one of the best ways to jump-start the metabolism. Studies also suggest that eating late at night can lead to weight gain because the body stores fat most efficiently in the middle of the night. Read More...
When You Eat May Be Key to Weight Control
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