AHA: Late Meals Linked to HTN, Prediabetes Risks seen in study of Hispanic and Latino Americans

Eating a late dinner may contribute to cardiometabolic risk in American Hispanics and Latinos, a population-based study found. People who consumed at least 30% of their energy after 6 pm had 23% higher odds of hypertension (OR 1.23, 95% CI 1.05-1.44) and 19% higher odds of prediabetes (OR 1.19, 95% CI 1.03-1.37) compared with those who ate less in the evening. But eating in the evening was not associated with overweight, obesity, or central adiposity in the study by Nour Makarem, PhD, of Columbia University in New York City, and colleagues slated for presentation here at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions, which begin Saturday. Late eaters had higher levels of the following, compared with other participants: Fasting glucose (93.7 versus 93.0 mg/dL; P=0.001) Insulin levels (12.4 versus 11.6 mU/L; P=0.003) Score on the Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR; 2.9 versus 2.7; P=0.001) Systolic blood pressure (BP; 118.7 versus 117.5 mm Hg; P=0.004) Diastolic BP (72.2 versus 71.0 mm Hg; P<0.0001) These data are from "the first population-based study to demonstrate that consuming a larger proportion of energy in the evening may be associated with reduced glycemic control and higher odds of prediabetes and hypertension in US Hispanics [and] Latinos," the investigators noted. https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aha/76164?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2018-11-07&eun=g721819d0r&pos=&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Headlines%202018-11-07&utm_term=Daily%20Headlines%20-%20Active%20User%20-%20180%20days