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- Melissa Breyer
- November 14, 2011
- 5:01 pm
- 168 comments
1. Myth: Eating at night makes you fat.
Truth: There’s no proof for this myth! Scientists at Oregon Health & Science University carried out tests on 47 female monkeys and found no link between when the animals ate and whether or not they put on weight. Dr Judy Cameron of the study concluded that calories count, whenever you eat them. Nigel Denby of the British Dietetic Association backed the findings ”The bottom line is a calorie is a calorie whenever you eat it,” he told BBC News Online. ”Your body doesn’t really recognize what time of day it is.”
Read more: Diet & Nutrition, Eating for Health, Food, General Health
Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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+ add your ownVery interesting.Thanks for sharing
good article. Healthy eating is more labor intensive, but the taste is ever so much more pleasing and beneficial. Pizza on home made multi-grain dough with fresh ingredients is more work, but it is also family entertainment. My teenagers would rather make pizza than buy it.
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