The work of scientists from the University of Utah suggests that eating at night iron-rich foods, a very negative impact on liver function. The result of disturbances in the normal functioning of the body can become the most important development of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and stroke.
People who have a habit of falling asleep very late, and worked night shifts experts strongly recommend eating foods that otherwise bring many benefits to the body. Scientists have found that eating foods with high levels of iron disrupts circadian rhythms, according to which the liver is working.
Experts explain that the circadian rhythms of the body are subject to the cycle of "sleep-wake", as well as the process of digestion in a 24-hour period. These processes, in turn, affect the activity of hormones that control metabolism and other functions. Wakefulness and snacks improper food at night may lead to failure of the biological clock in the liver, which affects the body's ability to maintain a stable blood sugar level to ensure a sufficient amount of energy. If in a normal situation (a person is awake during the day and sleeps at night), the liver helps the body to maintain a constant level of blood sugar during the night and prevent its increase - that the habit of eating at night violates the process. As a result, blood sugar is increased in the night time.
During their study, they fed mice at night products containing iron, and were convinced that iron causes the liver to increase its activity in the regulation of blood sugar levels. Natural metabolic processes during this "out of order", entailing the likelihood of various diseases. In their list, according to doctors, such serious illnesses as obesity, diabetes, strokes and even cancer.
Experts remind that a lot of iron contain foods such as dark green leafy vegetables, iron-fortified cereals and breads, brown rice, legumes, beans, nuts and seeds, and red and white meat, fish, tofu, eggs and dried fruits (apricots, prunes and raisins). (READ MORE)
People who have a habit of falling asleep very late, and worked night shifts experts strongly recommend eating foods that otherwise bring many benefits to the body. Scientists have found that eating foods with high levels of iron disrupts circadian rhythms, according to which the liver is working.
Experts explain that the circadian rhythms of the body are subject to the cycle of "sleep-wake", as well as the process of digestion in a 24-hour period. These processes, in turn, affect the activity of hormones that control metabolism and other functions. Wakefulness and snacks improper food at night may lead to failure of the biological clock in the liver, which affects the body's ability to maintain a stable blood sugar level to ensure a sufficient amount of energy. If in a normal situation (a person is awake during the day and sleeps at night), the liver helps the body to maintain a constant level of blood sugar during the night and prevent its increase - that the habit of eating at night violates the process. As a result, blood sugar is increased in the night time.
"The night shift workers hepatic circadian clock is not synchronized circadian clock of the brain, and eating foods with iron can only exacerbate the problem", - the specialists.
During their study, they fed mice at night products containing iron, and were convinced that iron causes the liver to increase its activity in the regulation of blood sugar levels. Natural metabolic processes during this "out of order", entailing the likelihood of various diseases. In their list, according to doctors, such serious illnesses as obesity, diabetes, strokes and even cancer.
Experts remind that a lot of iron contain foods such as dark green leafy vegetables, iron-fortified cereals and breads, brown rice, legumes, beans, nuts and seeds, and red and white meat, fish, tofu, eggs and dried fruits (apricots, prunes and raisins). (READ MORE)
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