Does eating dinner late up diabetes risk?
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Eating dinner close to bedtime when endogenous melatonin levels are high is associated with decreased insulin secretion and decreased glucose tolerance, which increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. And people who are carriers of the G allele of the melatonin receptor-1b gene (MTNR1B) have greater impairment in glucose tolerance after eating a late dinner. Please share your thoughts on this.
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@abhideep A study was conducted in the industrialized world who consume food close to bedtime, as well as other populations who eat at night, including shift workers, or those experiencing jetlag or night-eating disorders, as well as those who routinely use melatonin supplements close to food intake. The results suggest people should not eat within 2 hours of bedtime.