A study was conducted by
researchers at the Salk Institute testing whether or not eating snacks at night
is a cause of obesity. The test was done on mice in 2012. Two groups of mice
were both fed a high-fat diet, but one group was only allowed to eat the food
for eight hours a day, while the other could eat any time they wanted. Both
groups consumed the same number of calories, but the group of mice that could
only eat for eight hours a day were much healthier and slimmer. In another
study, 400 mice were studied with different sizes, diets, and time
restrictions. The result was that no matter what the weight or diet of the
mouse was, they gained less weight when their eating time was restricted. They
also found that when there was less restrictions, like 15 hours instead of 9,
the mice were much more similar to the unrestricted group. In addition to that
result, the researchers then let all the mice have access to a high fat diet
all day and the mice who had previously been on a time restricted diet gained less
weight than the mice that had always been unrestricted. The next test they
conducted was on the mice that had previously had an unrestricted diet. After
only a few days of restricting their eating period to nine hours, they dropped
their body weight by five percent. The conclusion was that the diet
restrictions caused synchronization in the genes in the body, showing that
although it matters what you eat, it matters even more when you eat.
I chose
this article because I think it’s interesting to understand how the body works
and the effects of the food I’m eating. Because I am interested in effects of
food in the human body, I also chose to do my science project on a similar
topic. I liked the positive results of this experiment that could help many
people become healthier even if they don’t have access to healthier food.
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