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It is generally believed that losing weight means eating well for breakfast and eating less for dinner, and it is best not to eat before going to bed. This is the mainstream view; However, some scholars hold the opposite opinion that people who lose weight should eat dinner later.
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Recently, Zhong, secretary-general of the Institute of Plant Neurological Disorders of the Republic of China, made a film to show that eating dinner late is more helpful to lose weight. Zhong said that most people think that dinner should be finished before six or seven o'clock, but in the concept of slimming, dinner can even be eaten before going to bed, which is more helpful for slimming.
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First of all, Zhong suggested that people who want to lose weight should eat two meals a day, preferably at lunch and dinner, while lunch should be eaten five to six hours after getting up, and the second meal should be eaten before going to bed. The reason why the meal time is arranged in this way is that eating dinner late will increase the secretion of "growth hormone". The increase of growth hormone helps to gain muscle. After muscle gain, the basal metabolism increases, and the body usually consumes more calories, which helps to lose weight.
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In addition, sleeping after a full meal will increase the number of "leptin". Thin voxels make people feel full, and they are less likely to be hungry the next day, which naturally helps to lose weight.
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Third, people will feel sleepy after eating. In fact, this is the role of the "parasympathetic nerve" (helping to relax, the opposite of the sympathetic nerve) and helping to sleep. Finally, Secretary-General Zhong dispelled a popular myth, that is, sleeping after meals can lead to gastroesophageal reflux and other uncomfortable situations, but it didn't. Because as mentioned above, sleeping after meals will enhance the role of parasympathetic nerves and contribute to gastric acid secretion, gastrointestinal peristalsis, digestion and absorption.
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Zhong's remarks are not isolated cases. Cassie Bjork, the founder of HealthySimpleLife, a well-known health website run by foreign nutritionists, once pointed out that if you eat the right food before going to bed, it will help you burn calories, suppress hunger and effectively control your weight. Some scholars also say that sleeping on an empty stomach will hinder sleep and make people feel bad after waking up; So for some people, the principle of not eating before going to bed is not conducive to their life and rest, and the result is that more harm than good.
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