Night raids on the refrigerator - the main cause of obesity

Night raids on the refrigerator can drown out the feeling of hunger, but they also make us fat. This is the conclusion, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania.

Not matter what a person eats, according to US researchers. Mealtime   It is crucial. Accustomed to late meal mice gain weight much faster than their counterparts who received exactly the same amount of food, but at other times. The experimental mice were fed the researchers just at the time when they were sleeping.

The findings shed light on the complex causes of obesity in humans, scientists believe. They believe that tracked the effect in mice is similar to the same influence mealtime   the weight of the person. Night raids on refrigerators are often associated in the minds of obesity, and now science has proven that this is true.

In addition, the study may explain why people who work night shifts, more likely to develop obesity and metabolic syndrome (a combination of diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity). Patients with sleep disorders are also at risk of becoming victims of obesity, and the chronic lack of sleep leads to weight excess weight and perfectly healthy people.

"A relatively small shift meal times for the period of night rest in mice led to the formation of additional reserves of energy, that is, excess weight, - says study co-author Dr. George Pashos. - Our mice from becoming victims of obesity without consuming extra calories. This is true for of people".

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