It’s not just about what you eat: Science shows that when you eat matters too
New research suggests that consuming more than half of your daily calories after 5 p.m. is linked to elevated glucose levels
In recent years, significant progress has been made in raising public awareness about the importance of healthy eating, thanks to the efforts of many educators, growing scientific evidence, and the development of more or less reliable tools like nutrition labels. While these advancements represent a major qualitative leap, they may not be enough to fully protect people’s health. “Previously, in nutrition, we talked about what we eat or how we eat. Now we have also added the variable of when,” explains Marta Garaulet, a professor of Physiology and researcher at the University of Murcia. “If we eat poorly and on top of that we eat at the wrong time, the impact on health can be greater.”
