9 Reasons You May Weigh Too Much — Reason 6

You eat at night.

The problem isn’t that calories later at night “go right to fat,” as people often say. But we seem to get less of a mental boost from late-night consumption and eat more to compensate.

In one study, night eaters ate about 300 more calories each day. Three years later, they had gained 14 pounds, on average, compared to only 4 pounds among people who didn’t eat near bedtime.

In an analysis of data from 23,000 American adults over a decade, however, researchers did not find that night eaters were more likely to be obese.

What does this research conflict mean for you? You probably know whether you, in particular, end up eating too much or gaining weight when you eat at night.

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