Why late night dining may encourage weight gain

that according to a mouse study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, “eating after the sun has gone down might trigger weight gain.” In the study, “even when given the same amount of calories overall, mice that ate around the clock put on more fat.” However, the study also found that “fasting for at least 12 hours appears to switch on important fat burning pathways in the body. Even when the restricted feed time mice were allowed a blow out at weekends and could eat when they liked, they still gained less weight, suggesting that the diet can withstand some temporary interruptions, Additional work in mice by another team showed that limiting eating to half the day also altered the balance of microbes in the gut, which experts say might be important. The revelation that there is a circadian rhythm in gut microbes now adds another dimension to this very interesting area of research." http://www.bbc.com/news/health-30297497