Hormonal
Consuming a higher percentage of daily caloric intake at dinner (specifically the highest tertile, ≥48% of daily kcal) significantly increases the risk of developing obesity, metabolic syndrome, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) over a 6-year period.
If you tend to eat the majority of your daily calories during the evening meal, you may be increasing your risk of obesity and metabolic issues, even if your total daily calorie count is healthy. Try shifting more of your energy intake to earlier in the day (breakfast and lunch) to align with your body's natural metabolic rhythms.
Subjects in the highest tertile showed an increased risk of developing obesity (OR = 2.33; 95% CI 1.17–4.65; p = 0.02), metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.52; 95% CI 1.01–2.30; p = 0.04), and NAFLD (OR = 1.56; 95% CI 1.10–2.22; p = 0.01).
Why this rating
Prospective cohort study with 6-year follow-up and adjustment for multiple covariates, though observational design limits causal inference.
Source
Consuming More of Daily Caloric Intake at Dinner Predisposes to Obesity. A 6-Year Population-Based Prospective Cohort Study
Simona Bo et al. · PLoS ONE · 2014
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0108467
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