Eating late reduces the success of weight-loss therapy

Do you have late dinners? If you are one of those that use to eat late at night or before going to bed and your are trying to lose weight, your chances of success may be reduced.

According to a new study with 420 individuals on a 20-week weight-loss treatment, late lunch eaters lose less weight and display a slower weight-loss rate than early eaters. Despite energy intake was similar in both groups, late eaters had less energetic breakfasts and skipped breakfast more frequently that early eater.

Although researchers could not demonstrate any significant relationship with  sleep duration, CLOCK rs4580704 single nucleotide polymorphism or morning/evening chronotype and weight loss, they recommend that novel therapeutic strategies should incorporate not only the caloric intake and macronutrient distribution, but also the timing of food.

Source: International Journal of Obesity