How bad is it for you if you eat anything past 10PM?

[Kain6th]

Does it make you gain weight faster or something? any other health concerns for doing that?

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Like I'm thinking of a couple of those cheap tacos from jack in the box :-P

[jesstacia]

I think it really depends on the time you sleep. If you eat at 10 and sleep at say, 12, then that's fine. But never eat right before you sleep.

When you sleep, your entire body's functions slow down, including digestion. Because the food is not digesting much, it is then stored as fat which could lead to weight gain if done frequently. Eating late also means your body is busy digesting instead of repairing,which is supposed to be its job while you sleep. So while your body is trying to do two things at a time, your sleep gets pretty disturbed and you don't sleep as deeply as usual.

But I'm trying to gain wait atm so I guess that could be a good thing. :D

[sourpatchchik2]

Well I don't know how "bad" it is...but if you're going to bed soon after your tummy won't be getting enough time to digest it. So if you're trying to not gain weight you really shouldn't eat past 7 or 8 depending on your normal bedtime. But I'm eating some chocolate covered strawberries right now and it's 2am so I obviously live life on the edge...(;

[Kain6th]

Oh yeahhhh!

[sourpatchchik2]

I'm probably going to get struck down by lightning for this but I don't like tacos.:/

[Kain6th]

Yes I remember. weirdooo :-P

[sourpatchchik2]

I'm not THAT weird.:P Well I just got blocked for my first time so I'm gonna go cry myself to sleep now.(; Nighty night!

[Kain6th]

Inbox. :-)

[Mahalko]

Not sure if it does have anythig to do with weight gaining - but I do know that one should not go to bed earlier than three hours after a heavy meal. Stomach acid can attack your oesophagus then..Look up things like GERD, Schatzki etc..

That plus an increased risk of disturbed sleep and nightmares since your blood is all in your guts instead of in your brains..

[scar1]

if you are going to bed to @ 12 and you eat or consume 4 hour worth of calories yes its fating your body gains extra calories when go to sleep because it goes into fasting mode or if you anything like an hour or less before you go to sleep. other than that is no health concerns I am aware of

[Anonymous]

I personally feel disgusting and bloated in the morning if I eat less than 3 hours before bed. I feel fatter in the morning and my stomach hurts. It isn't healthy to do that. I also hear it disturbs your sleep pattern. I do it sometimes but I usually regret it in the morning. I definitely feel fat when I do it. Unless it is just very light food like produce. But if it is a meal or junk food forget it. The effects are slightly less extreme if I was actually hungry. It isn't dangerous just not so heathy or good for your weight.

[somnambulated]

It doesn't matter when you eat so long as you don't exceed a balanced caloric intake for the day. It tends to be "bad" for people to eat late because most people consume all their needed calories during the day, so they are over-eating, and will eventually gain weight, when they snack at night. As long as you space out your meals throughout the day, there is no reason why you can't eat at night.

[cun7n1nja]

I think they only say that because your metabolism slows when you sleep, so you're more likely to retain those calories, plus being totally inactive and not burning any of it off like you would during the day. So what they mean is that you shouldn't eat too soon before you go to bed, whenever that happens to be, lol. I ignore that rule, idgaf, I just eat when I'm hungry. And sometimes that includes late night munching. =P

[enigmatta]

The time doesn't matter, as long as it's around 2 hours before sleeping. You don't burn those calories effectively, when you had a heavy meal. On the other hands it's okay to eat something light.

[palek]

It's actually better for our digestive system if we refrain from eating after 8 PM, although a nice warm glass of urine won't hurt.

[Blobb]

It makes you turn from a cute little furball to an evil little green monster! True fact! (I saw it on TV)

[Anonymous]

Long story short, don't eat carbs late at night, you can look up why...

[7gnat]

Depends on what time you go to bed. For my body it's not really bad at all.

[Anonymous]

I've always eaten at 10pm or later, and I'm healthy, never gained weight because of it :P

[Zico13]

No, I'm pretty sure the "don't eat after 8" thing is just to thwart mindless snacking, since we are more likely to mindlessly snack at night. Biologically, there isn't so much a difference.

[Anonymous]

Health concerns, no. If you are hungry eat, but do it everyday and you will get a fat ass..oh wait

[Anonymous]

I don't give a sh*t man, I'll eat. I just ate 5 beef burgers

[Theokr]

It doesn't effect me I burn 10 times faster than a regular person

[Anonymous]

It depends on how sedentary you are. If you go to bed, it's basically all going to fat reserves. If you go out to a rave party and dance all night it's going to be burned away.

[asianfreak]

i normally eat anything past 10 PM on most days.