Eating before even going to bed increases the risk of cancer

The famous evening snacks or late dinners can increase the risk of cancer, according to a new study that shows the damage caused by the interruption of the internal clock of our body.

Spanish scientists found that people who eat regularly after 9 pm or less than two hours before sleep are 25% more likely to have breast or prostate cancer, according to The Independent.

The team of researchers at the Institute of Global Health in Barcelona (ISGlobal) believes that the result of these late dinners is forcing our body's metabolism to accelerate, while it should be doing exactly the opposite so that we can sleep asleep.

follows a number of other important studies that have analyzed the damage caused by shift work, a frequent routine in occupations such as nurses, and the link of these occupations with the particularly high level of Having prostate or breast cancer .

These types of cancer are closely related to hormonal signals and are often treated with testosterone or estrogen blocking therapies. Hormones are chemical messengers that can make us sleepy, hungry and stressed and thus closely related to the body's circadian rhythms – the internal clock that is defined by the day-night cycle.

"Our study concluded that adhere to dietary dietary habits is associated with a lower risk of cancer," says Manolis Kogevinas senior author of the study published this Tuesday in the scientific journal International Journal of Cancer .

"These results show us the importance of assessing circadian rhythms in studies of diet and cancer risk," the researcher adds, quoted by the newspaper.

The team analyzed 1,800 Spanish patients with breast cancer and prostate cancer as well as more than 2,000 people who were not affected by the disease, as well as their sleep patterns and of food and all measures to stay healthy

The researchers realized that cancer patients were the ones who ate the most famous night snacks, even after taking into account other habits. health and eating habits or sleep.

Cancer prevention does not mention the potential impact of meal time, although the World Health Organization (WHO) mentions shift work as a factor in risk

Previous studies on the effects of these meals on animals have shown "profound effects on health," and researchers believe that if more studies reproduce these results, there could be a sufficient reason for these guidelines to be updated

. but everything seems to indicate that sleep time affects our ability to metabolize food, "says Dora Romaguera who led the research.