“Not eating after 8 o’clock” helps you lose weight? Experts say

Are you eager to lose weight after the Chinese New Year and are searching for weight loss tips? But be careful and don't believe in the wrong rumors. Listed below are two of the most common weight loss myths. Let’s take a look at the truth behind them!

Rumor 1: Eating after 8pm will make you gain weight!

Many people firmly believe in the iron rule of fasting after 8 pm for weight loss, thinking that since there is less activity at night, if too much food is consumed, a large amount of calories will accumulate in the body, which will be stored in the body and eventually lead to obesity. Based on this, a series of statements about meal times have been derived, such as "Don't eat 3 hours before going to bed" and "During the weight loss period, the last meal of the day should be finished before 5 pm."

Is it true that eating after 8pm will make you fat?

American medical experts have refuted this and pointed out that as long as the calories consumed are more than the body consumes, the body will become fat. That is to say, obesity is related to food intake and has nothing to do with the time of eating. Therefore, "whether intake and consumption are balanced" is the key to determining weight gain, loss or maintenance. No matter when you eat, your body will store the excess calories as fat.

Rumor 2: You can only eat negative calorie foods to lose weight

It is widely rumored online that eating negative calorie foods can help you lose weight. The so-called "negative calorie foods" refer to foods that provide fewer calories than the calories the human body consumes when digesting and absorbing food, and foods that can accelerate metabolism and promote fat burning. For example, celery has coarse fibers and is difficult to chew. Therefore, some people say that the calories required to digest celery are higher than the calories in the celery itself. Apples, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, green beans, etc. are also named as negative calorie foods.

But the fact is, while munching on celery may seem like a strenuous activity, it's actually pretty insignificant when it comes to calorie burning. Moreover, experts believe that any food can provide calories to the human body, so there is no such thing as negative calorie food.

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