We Burn More Calories in the Afternoon and Evening, Study Finds

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By Megan Schmidt
Nov 9, 2018 9:49 PMJan 9, 2020 8:22 PM
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A new study finds that an imbalance between one's circadian rhythm and eating and sleeping habits may contribute to weight gain. (Credit: Pakula Piotr/Shutterstock)

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Our weight might not be controlled solely by what we eat. When we eat, and when we get to sleep, may be just as important. 

A small study published this week in Current Biology found people who had been thrown off their circadian rhythms burn more calories in the late afternoon and evening hours than in the morning, when calorie burn is at its lowest. Later in the day, calorie burn increases by 10 percent, or about 129 calories. 

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