Thursday 28 Aug/2025 – 08:48 AM
Eating late at night has become a matter Commonly In many, whether due to work attacks, stress, or habit, however, eating late at night, and eating unhealthy snacks, may harm health over time, and below the damage of eating at night, according to what was published in the Hindustan Times.
Interfering in natural digestive courses
The human body contains a natural daily cycle that affects many of its functions, including digestion, and it reduces eating late at night from the efficiency of the digestion because the metabolism is slower during sleep, and poor digestion leads to the remains of the stomach residue for long hours, which leads to bloating, discomfort and increased acid production.
Excessive production of stomach acid
Eating late foods in the evening, especially fatty or hot, causes the stomach secretion to an excessive amount of acid, and with the end of the digestion at night, the body’s chances of the equation or absorption of the acid decreases, so the acid returns to the esophagus causing stomach heartburn pain, or what is also called acid reflux.
Lower esophageal muscle relaxation
The lower esophageal sphincter is the name of the sphincter that separates the stomach from the esophagus, if you lie after eating, especially after a fatty meal, the lower esophageal sphincter may relax more, allowing stomach acid to return to the esophagus, and acid reflux is formed through this reflux, which leads to painful symptoms such as heartburn and indigestion.
