At this time, they are afraid that eating will lead to indigestion. If they do not eat, they will be too hungry to sleep, so they struggle between eating and not eating. In fact, it is OK to eat before going to bed, but we should pay attention to some foods that we should not eat before going to bed, and some foods that can be eaten at ease. So, what should we pay attention to when eating before going to bed? Actually either going to bed hungrily or eating too much before going to bed is harmful to the body.
First, let's look at the harm of going to bed hungrily.
1. Affecting sleep
If you are hungry before going to bed, it is easy to cause hypoglycemia, which may lead to difficulty in falling asleep.
2. Decreased muscle mass
When we are sleeping, the body is still working, such as repairing cells and generating muscles, which need a certain amount of energy to support. If we are hungry before going to bed, the body will lack energy, leading to a decline in muscle quality.
3. Inducing gastrointestinal diseases
The fasting time of the stomach and intestines should not exceed ten hours. If the stomach is in an empty state for a long time, the stomach will always be eroded by acid in it, which is easy to cause stomach disease.
4. Geting fat
Many people think that they can lose weight without eating before going to bed at night. In fact, being hungry before going to bed will lead to obesity. Because it is easy to lose control of yourself the next day, eat more food and even ignore calories and nutrition. Then you will gain weight unconsciously.
Eating too much before going to bed can also harm your health.
1. Affecting sleep quality
If you eat too much before sleep, the organs such as stomach, liver, gall bladder and pancreas will transmit information to the brain, and the brain will become active and cause insomnia. In addition, it is easy to feel full when eating too much before going to bed, which makes it difficult for people to fall asleep.
2. Affect digestion and absorption
Don't eat too much before going to bed and then lie down to sleep directly. Lack of proper exercise is not conducive to the emptying of food. This will seriously affect the digestion and absorption function of the stomach for a long time, and will increase the burden on the stomach, leading to indigestion, gastric distension and other symptoms, even leading to acute pancreatitis.
What food is good to eat before going to bed?
It is better to choose easily digestible foods such as wheat bread, oatmeal, pasta, millet porridge, non starch vegetables, milk, honey, etc. These foods will not cause too much burden on the stomach and will have little impact on sleep. Among them, milk is rich in tryptophan, which also has a certain role in helping sleep.
