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Eating late at night (after going to bed) is associated with a significantly higher risk of incident coronary heart disease.
If you regularly eat after you go to bed, you may be increasing your risk of heart disease. Try to finish your last meal several hours before sleep to align with your body's natural metabolic rhythms.
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Compared with men who did not eat late at night, those who ate late at night had a 55% higher CHD risk (relative risk, 1.55; 95% confidence interval, 1.05–2.29).
Why this rating
Same high-quality prospective cohort design; however, the subgroup of late-night eaters is small (n=313), reducing statistical power.
Source
Prospective Study of Breakfast Eating and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in a Cohort of Male US Health Professionals
Leah E. Cahill et al. · Circulation · 2013
DOI 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001474
cohort · n=26902Cited 325×
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