Hey New Jersey: Dinner At This Time May Increase Heart Health

You may not think about it often. But, everyone wants to live a longer, more vibrant and healthy life. The timing of your last meal of the day appears to matter, a lot.

A New Study

From Northwestern University, has discovered that if you eat at least 3 hours before bedtime, this may help to improve your cardiovascular health.

The study underscores that this improvement may happen over time.

Scientists Say …

That among middle-aged and older adults who are at higher risk for cardiometabolic disease, extending the participants' overnight fast by about two hours, dimming the lights, and not eating for three hours prior to bedtime improved measures of cardiovascular and metabolic health during sleep, as well as during the daytime.

The Northwestern University researchers link the begets to the human body’s circadian rhythm. Treat that like an internal clock. This “clock” regulates both sleep and wake cycles.

How Does This 3-Hour Fast Before Bedtime Work?

They believe that the digestive system is directly connected to everything here. If you allow enough time to properly digest your last meal before sleep, helps you to:

process nutrients more efficiently.
supports healthy metabolic & cardiovascular function.
May improve blood sugar control.

Alarming Results

If you don’t work to achieve good cardiovascular health … you risk the following, potentially chronic conditions:

Type 2 diabetes.
fatty liver disease.
heart disease.

Northwestern University Researchers Shared …

That only 6.8% of American adults meet the established criteria for optimal cardiovascular health … making this an epidemic.

It Was a 7-Week Study

The results yielded that those who eat their final meal at least 3 hours before bedtime achieved measurable results as follows:

blood pressure dropped by about 3.5%
heart rate decreased by about 5%.
better daytime blood sugar control, because it appears to regulate glucose levels and insulin production better.