NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- It's no worse to have that snack late at night than it is to have it in the middle of the day, scientists from Oregon Health & Science University say.
The BBC reported Thursday the researchers, who presented their findings at the New Orleans meeting of the Society of Neuroscience, could find no evidence between when experimental animals ate and their weight.
Other experts agreed.
"The bottom line is a calorie is a calorie whenever you eat it," Nigel Denby of the British Dietetic Association said. "Your body doesn't really recognize what time of day it is. It is a little bit of a myth.
"I think it dates back to when people started taking an interest in diets. People are more likely to eat fatty snacks at night when they are watching television. In order to try to avoid that, they put restrictions on when they should eat."
