WHAT you eat can make you healthier – but so can when you eat.
We said yesterday that the least harmful time to drink a glass of wine is with food.
But meal times, the order in which you eat things, and the timing of your coffee break are also important.
Emma Pietras looks at the science behind it all. . .
EAT YOUR VEGETABLES BEFORE THE REST
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Drinking it before other things on your plate can help you feel full longer and lose weight.
This is because vegetables contain fiber that helps regulate blood sugar.
Nutritionist Carolyn Williams says, “Starting with vegetables and incorporating fiber can make you have fewer carbs.”
DRINK A MORNING CUP AROUND 11am
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WAIT a few hours for your first cup of tea, when the level of the hormone cortisol in your body drops and you feel a drop in energy.
Sleep expert Dr Deborah Lee said: “If you wake up at 7am, for example, leaving your first coffee until 10am is when you’ll get the most benefits.”
EAT YOUR EVENING MEAL EARLY AT 5PM
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Eating dinner in advance can improve digestion and weight loss.
Overweight people were asked to eat the same meals at different times, and Nina Vujovic of Harvard Medical School said a 5pm dinner made “a significant difference in how we burn calories and store fat”.
EAT FRUITS BEFORE YOUR MAIN MEAL
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AS with vegetables, many fruits are rich in fiber, so it’s best to eat them before meals – not after, as we often do.
This is particularly true in the case of apples.
A high-fiber diet increases production of the appetite-reducing hormone, peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY), in a part of the small intestine known as the ileum.
Aygul Dagbasi said: “We now understand how dietary fiber is associated with lower levels of hunger, compared to a low-fiber diet, and that certain fibers and amino acids stimulate PYY.”
WOMEN SHOULD EAT BEFORE EXERCISING
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The amount of fat burned by exercise varies depending on whether you eat before or after your workout – but the former is better for women, the latter for men.
One study found that women who drank a carb drink before the gym saw better results, while men did better if they downed it later.
Men tend to have more muscle, which stores energy-producing carbohydrates, and will not burn these fats if they already drink a drink that already provides them.
Dr Adam Collins, from the University of Surrey, said: “Men get a better effect if they exercise quickly. [don’t eat] as muscles burn more fat.
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