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The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by k-mcgrady »

lukasm wrote: post #10
steven2012 wrote: post #3

Does this include Europeans? My experience is that most western Europeans are their meals quite late, do they have the same problems that this article purports?

I've been thinking about difference between Poland and UK. When I lived in Poland my day look quite different. 8:00 breakfast 11:30 2nd breakfast 15:00 Dinner (soup + main) 20:00 Supper (something light like sandwiches or boiled sausages). I think this and more process food are the reasons why there are 2x more obese people in UK.

How did you fit that around work? I could do the 2nd breakfast if it was something I could eat at my desk (fruit for example) but the 15:00 dinner would probably last too long to fit in on my lunch hour (and it's quite late for lunch too when most employees break at 12:00 or 13:00).

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by mitul_45 »

Well there is a ritual in Jainism which says not to eat after sunset (remember: this was written/said generations before all science and research came into existence). Being Jain, I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is. Like many other ritual, this one is also backed by science now.

FYI: It's called "Chauvihar" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Jainism)

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by aberrant »

tarekmoz wrote: post #6

here: "...two bottles of good red wine for the table [...] her reflux was serious..." Too much food and drink is bad for you. that's all.

On top of this, certain foods may be worse than others. Through experience I've found out that the following foods seem to increase symptoms related to acid reflux: dairy products, red meat, citric products, chocolate, alcohol, soda drinks and coffee.

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Post by leviathan »

aberrant wrote: post #13
tarekmoz wrote: post #6

here: "...two bottles of good red wine for the table [...] her reflux was serious..." Too much food and drink is bad for you. that's all.

On top of this, certain foods may be worse than others. Through experience I've found out that the following foods seem to increase symptoms related to acid reflux: dairy products, red meat, citric products, chocolate, alcohol, soda drinks and coffee.

In other words, anything that tastes good.

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by kreek »

For me it wasn't when or how much but what. At it's worst I was taking prescription medicine ate what I thought was healthy food (whole grain bread, oat cereal) and still had heartburn every night. I am not celiac but eliminating beer, whole grain wheat, and oats got rid of my acid reflux. Wheat, especially the modern variety, is not well tolerated by humans http://news.discovery.com/human/why-you-should-probably-stop.... If you can't give up bread eat Sourdough http://cookusinterruptus.com/blog/?p=4245

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by sumedh »

mitul_45 wrote: post #12

Well there is a ritual in Jainism which says not to eat after sunset (remember: this was written/said generations before all science and research came into existence). Being Jain, I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is. Like many other ritual, this one is also backed by science now. FYI: It's called "Chauvihar" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Jainism )

> I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is.

Or just a coincidence/accident.

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by infinitone »

smtddr wrote: post #14

To add perhaps some more support to this, see how Sumo wrestlers of Japan gain weight: http://www.diet-blog.com/05/sumo_wrestlers_this_is_how_you_g... Particularly 3 and 4: Take a nap after eating. Eat late in the day. Probably #1 too about skipping breakfast.

Wait... what constitutes exercise on an empty stomach? because I workout early in the morning. So I just have a apple+banana+milk shake for preworkout. And then after workout I'd have my breakfast.

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by stinos »

leviathan wrote: post #15
aberrant wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

On top of this, certain foods may be worse than others. Through experience I've found out that the following foods seem to increase symptoms related to acid reflux: dairy products, red meat, citric products, chocolate, alcohol, soda drinks and coffee.

In other words, anything that tastes good.

that's just way to general and way too much depending on the objective thing called taste. Next to chocolate/coffee/... I also really like the taste of vegetables like carrots, broccoli, fennel, pumpkins, ... I really doubt they would fall under the category of stuff which is likely to increase reflux.

Re: The Dangers of Eating Late at Night

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Post by infinitone »

mitul_45 wrote: post #12

Well there is a ritual in Jainism which says not to eat after sunset (remember: this was written/said generations before all science and research came into existence). Being Jain, I am just amazed by how precise our religion/literature is. Like many other ritual, this one is also backed by science now. FYI: It's called "Chauvihar" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasting_in_Jainism )

Never heard of Jainism... interesting.

But you're right, in that many religions do have a ideas that are good for you.

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