Late day eating does not predict weight gain

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EATING LATER IN THE DAY is not more likely to cause weight gain than eating earlier in the day concludes a recent study.

Researchers analyzed weight gain after ten years of 2580 men and 4567 women aged 25- to 74-years-old. On average 33-34 percent of daily calories were consumed between 5 and 8 pm, and 11-13 percent of calories were consumed after 8 pm.

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? Kant AK, Schatzkin A, Ballard-Barbash R. Evening eating and subsequent long-term weight change in a national cohort. International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 1997 May, 21(5):407-12.

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