Nutritionist Fred Amese has dispelled the belief that eating late at night causes one to accumulate fat around the stomach area, which results in what is popularly known as a potbelly.
In an interview with Johnnie Hughes on the health segment of the 3FM’s Sunrise Morning Show, Mr Amese categorically stated that eating late at night does not result in a potbelly.
Nutritionist Fred Amese has dispelled the belief that eating late at night causes one to accumulate fat around the stomach area, which results in what is popularly known as a potbelly.
In an interview with Johnnie Hughes on the health segment of the 3FM’s Sunrise Morning Show, Mr Amese categorically stated that eating late at night does not result in a potbelly.
“People tend to say that when you eat late at night, you would get pot belly. It is not true,” he said matter-of-factly.
He went on to explain that there must be some physical activity between the time one eats and the time they sleep to ensure that digestion takes place, implying that eating late at night does not cause pot belly but eating and sleeping afterwards is what does cause pot belly.
‘So you can say “Oh for me, I eat my supper at 6 pm I don’t eat late at night.” If you eat at 6 pm and 6:15 pm you are sleeping and if someone eats at 11 pm and sleeps at 1am you the one eating at 6 pm has done nothing. You would develop a pot belly and the one eating at 11pm would not have a pot belly….So don’t worry yourself about oh it’s late I won’t eat. If it’s late and you are hungry, eat. But make sure that you wait enough, move around, do some brisk walking, etc, before you sleep,” he explained.
The phenomenon of pot belly has become a major concern for many, especially young adults. Various myths, particularly eating late at night, had been regularly blamed for it. Mr Amese’s revelation has been met with surprise by many who thought the myth was a reality.
Source: MyNewsGh.com
