Eating Before Bed Could Increase Risk Of Cancer
Snacking or eating dinner too late could increase the risk of cancer, a study showing the damage of disrupting the body’s internal clock.Spanish scientists say people who regularly ate their evening meal…
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Photo by Scott BarbourSnacking or eating dinner too late could increase the risk of cancer, a study showing the damage of disrupting the body’s internal clock.Spanish scientists say people who regularly ate their evening meal after 9pm, or less than two hours before going to sleep, had a 25 per cent raised risk of breast and prostate cancers.
The team, from the Institute for Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), says Late dinners force the body’s metabolism to speed up, at a time when it should be winding down to go to sleep.
