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Bodies process food more efficiently in the morning, researcher finds

A researcher suggests the timing of meals affects how efficiently the body processes food, with morning consumption being more effective.

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People's bodies can process food more efficiently in the morning than later in the day, according to researcher Katherine Livingstone. This suggests that when people eat may be as important as what they eat for health outcomes.

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Otago Daily Times

Is it worse to eat unhealthy food in the morning, or later in the day?

People’s bodies can process food more efficiently in the morning than later in the day, researcher Katherine Livingstone says.

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