Which is more harmful, eating midnight snacks or staying up late and being hungry? Have you guessed the answer?

Recently I saw a message from a friend to his dog, asking: Which is more harmful, eating midnight snacks or staying up late and being hungry?

I have to say, when I first saw this question, I fell into deep thought...
Because whether it is eating a midnight snack or staying up late and starving, it doesn't seem to be very good for the body.

But dogs also know that sometimes eating midnight snacks or staying up late are unavoidable in our lives.
Then let's see which is worse for your health, eating midnight snacks or staying up late and being hungry, or is there a better way to solve the problem of night hunger? Next you will see: 1. What are the harms of eating midnight snacks? 2. Should you eat when you are hungry after staying up late? 3. What is the best way to eat midnight snacks for your health?

In fact, even if the dog didn’t explain in detail, everyone knows that eating midnight snacks is not good for health, but what are the specific dangers?
1. Causes obesity. As the saying goes, work at sunrise and rest at sunset. Long-term biological evolution has led to humans having a greater demand for food during the day and their body metabolism is much faster.
On the contrary, at night, the body's biological clock slowly approaches a resting state, and the demand for food and metabolic rate decrease.

Therefore, if people have extra meals or midnight snacks in the middle of the night, it is actually most likely to cause obesity.
Because the energy cannot be used, the body can only store it for you. 2. Cause stomach problems When talking about eating, we have to mention the impact on the stomach.
The stomach is the main digestive organ in the human body. Like other organs, it also needs rest and self-repair in the middle of the night.

If you choose to eat in the middle of the night, it will undoubtedly wake people up in the middle of the night, and make them work hard without rest. How can it not get sick? 3. Increased cholesterol. Dogs are also people who have eaten midnight snacks. Most people who eat midnight snacks love to eat some heavy-tasting stir-fried dishes or barbecues. In summer, many people will also drink a glass of beer.
Although what to eat for midnight snack varies from person to person, for most people, high-fat, high-salt, and high-protein foods account for a relatively large proportion.

The intake of this type of food will cause a sudden increase in blood lipids in the body and a significant increase in blood cholesterol, thereby triggering our liver to produce more low-density lipoprotein.
Low-density lipoprotein, also known as "bad protein", is the cause of coronary heart disease, impotence and other diseases. 4. Inducing insomnia Eating midnight snacks has the most direct impact on the stomach and intestines, but it also indirectly affects other internal organs of the body.
If the internal organs do not get rest, they will transmit this tense emotion to the brain, causing the brain to become more excited, making it impossible for any part of the body to enter a sleep state.

This can easily lead to insomnia problems.
Speaking of this, some friends said that eating midnight snacks does not seem to cause insomnia.
Indeed, there is a group of people who may not suffer from insomnia due to eating midnight snacks because they are generally young and have stronger digestive functions.

As long as they don't eat too much for midnight snack, they may digest most of the food on the way home.
However, this situation will increase with age, and the symptoms of insomnia after eating will become more obvious. 5. Other diseases Eating too much food at night is not only bad for the body, but also because the variety of midnight snacks is rich and the food is generally more mixed, so many nutrients are difficult to digest and absorb even if they are taken.
Studies have found that if you eat a lot of high-protein foods such as eggs, meat, and milk as a midnight snack, the calcium in your urine will increase.

It will not only induce rickets, myopia, osteoporosis and other problems in the body, but may also cause urinary stones and other conditions in the body.

After listening to what Gougou said above, many people immediately came to the conclusion: If I work the night shift or something, I will have to go hungry.
In fact, regarding the question of whether you should eat when staying up late, staying up late is actually the biggest harm to the body, and whether or not to eat is secondary.

Regarding the harm of staying up late, you can read the previous article by Gougou: Remedies for staying up late

Therefore, as long as you stay up late to do other things, it will definitely have a significant impact on your body, and the damage is irreversible.
But the dog also knows that many people have to stay up late because of overtime work, and some work overtime until very late, and they are really hungry and want to have some midnight snacks.
So which midnight snack would be better?

A reasonable midnight snack should meet the following criteria:

After reading this, you may not have any specific ideas, so let the dog say it another way:
The ingredients are low in protein and fat, so they are easier to digest and will not burden the stomach.
In addition, you should eat less oil and salt at night, and it is best not to eat fried or stir-fried foods.
If you want to avoid causing trouble in falling asleep, it is best to choose foods that are high in water content and mainly carbohydrates.
In addition, threonine and tryptophan in protein, as well as foods containing calcium, can help calm your nerves and emotions.
Taking all these factors into consideration, if you really need to eat at night, the following are recommended midnight snacks for your dog.

Of course, some people also ask, can we have some fruit for midnight snack?
Of course, dogs can eat fruits, but it is not recommended to only eat fruits.
After all, it doesn't satisfy your hunger very well. Especially when you are very hungry and then eat fruit, you will find that the more you eat, the more appetite you have.
But it is good to pair it with other foods, or eat it when you are not very hungry, it can delay the feeling of hunger.

In addition, Dog feels it is necessary to mention that although the recommended midnight snack is easily digestible, it is not recommended to go to bed immediately after eating.
This is not good for the stomach and sleep. It is best to have a midnight snack 1 to 2 hours before going to bed. If you suddenly feel hungry before going to bed, you can eat a small amount of food.
This way you won’t be unable to sleep due to hunger, nor will your stomach be overworked.

Okay, that’s all I have to share with you about eating midnight snacks and staying up late and feeling hungry.
Problems like staying up late and eating midnight snacks should be avoided if possible in the future, otherwise you will have many health problems when you are old.

References

[1] Fan Zhihong, A detailed discussion on late night snacks [J] Healthy Women 2012.10:78