05 Oct 2022 --- As the number of people suffering from obesity and obesity-related diseases continues to grow in the US, a new study reveals that late-night eating leads to less burning of calories versus caloric intake and increases appetite and adipogenesis – the creation of fat cells in the body. “We wanted to test the mechanisms that may explain why late eating increases obesity risk,” states Dr. Frank A. J. L. Scheer, director of the medical chronobiology program in the Brigham’s division of sleep and circadian disorders at Harvard University, US.
