Eating at this time of day lowers your risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

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If you’re a late riser, or regularly eat your first meal of the day in the late morning (or skip it altogether), you may want to reconsider your breakfast habits. New study suggests eating breakfast early may lower your risk of developing type 2 diabetes and other metabolic disorders. The practice might even help you avoid a risk factor for diabetes: being overweight.

Study results show people who eat breakfast earlier have lower blood sugar and less insulin resistance

The study recently presented at the Endocrine Society annual meeting analyzed dietary data and fasting blood sugar and insulin from a nationally representative survey and testing of 10,575 adults.

Researchers at Northwestern University and the University of Illinois at Chicago found that people who ate breakfast before 8:30 a.m. had lower blood sugar and lower insulin resistance than people who ate their first meal later in the day.

High blood sugar and resistance to the hormone insulin, which helps regulate blood sugar, are two markers of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes. (Related: Warning signs that you may be developing diabetes.)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 34 million Americans have type 2 diabetes and 88 million have prediabetes. Of these, 84% do not know they have the syndrome that increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

Mealtime, not duration, is key

Other studies have suggested that a popular diet strategy called time-limited eating, which allows a person to eat as much as they want, but during a “meal window” or shorter, improves health. metabolic health. This study, however, found that insulin resistance actually increased with shorter meal intervals, while blood sugar did not change significantly, regardless of the length of the feeding window.

In other words, you might be better off taking your time to eat your meals rather than trying to cram them all into a short period of time. And of course, eat early! The study found that eating the first meal after 8:30 a.m. was associated with both high blood sugar and greater insulin resistance.

So put on the eggs and bacon early or set your alarm clock for 6 a.m. and try one of these delicious, protein-rich breakfasts that aren’t eggs.

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