There are many forms of diet followed by many people, some of them are limited to limited calories during the day, and some of them restrict eating times with limited hours, while others refrain from eating at night, so what is the benefit of night fasting for the body?
Contrary to what is being talked about in some diets, eating after six in the evening does not automatically lead to weight gain and obesity, but even so, stopping eating at night may be beneficial to health, according to nutrition experts.
According to Silke Ristmeyer, of the German Nutrition Association, it has to do with "the total energy we consume during the day." He who eats frequently and consistently does so also during the night. It is not limited to a light dinner, but may also resort to chocolate and fried chips in the night.
The rule of stopping eating after six o'clock in the evening can help reduce the body's continuous supply of energy, thereby making the metabolism get the necessary relief and not become accustomed to continuous night supplies, according to Restmeyer. And he says in this regard, as stated on the website of the German newspaper "Zeit", "The more you eat constantly, the more you eat too."
Usually there is nothing to oppose eating a hot and varied meal at night, especially when the food is light. "The matter here is an individual matter that varies according to the preferences of each one."
German nutritionist Silke Ristemeier explains. Eating a reasonable and hot evening meal is not necessarily a bad thing in terms of health and energy balance in the body, as stated in the "Zeit" website, quoting from the German Nutrition Association.
A new study released by the American University of Alabama stated that restricting meal times leads to eating less food. She added that the reason for this may be due to eating in a way that is compatible with the body's natural or biological clock (which controls and regulates bedtime, waking up, feeling hungry and other vital and healthy human processes).