Why should dinner at 7 o’clock?

The study by a group of three food and agricultural scientists from the University of Teramo (Italy) focused on L’Aquila, a province in Abruzzo, Italy, where the number of people living longer than average (the percentage of 90 to 99 years old and centenarians). When surveying 68 people in these two groups, the researchers found that most of them ate their dinner early, usually around 7 p.m. daily.

The researchers also noted that, in addition to the common point of meal times, this group also followed a strict calorie regimen. They remained low in calories for about 17.5 hours, from dinner the night before to lunch the next day.

In general, survey respondents consumed more grains, vegetables, fruits, and legumes. They eat less meat, processed meat and small amounts of sweets. They also maintain physical activity through activities of daily living.

The results of the study show the importance of daily calorie restriction, reduced nocturnal eating, and optimization of metabolic response, combined with a high consumption of foods with high nutritional value, the scientists added. plant origin.

This isn’t the only study that shows the importance of eating on time. Before that, Alisa Vitti, nutritionist and CEO of Flo Living website (New York, USA) said that the habit of eating dinner at 19:00 is suitable for circadian rhythms and living rhythms of people in general. .

Sharing the same view, American nutritionist Tracy Lockwood Beckerman shared with HuffPost: “From 6pm to 8pm is the ideal time for dinner, because it allows the average person enough time to digest before going to bed. Sleep at around 22-23 o’clock at night.

Experts also point out the harmful effects of eating dinner too early or too late. Eating late at night can cause weight gain, raise cholesterol and insulin levels, and increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other serious health problems.

In addition, eating too late, close to bedtime can reduce sleep quality, increase inflammation and make weight control more difficult. Meanwhile, eating dinner too early makes you hungry at night, which then leads to bluffing, leading to belly fat accumulation, affecting health.

Thuy Linh (According to Yahoo Life)