4 foods and drinks before bed that make belly fat thicker

1. Sweets

Cakes, energy drinks... when consumed close to bedtime not only make the body "carry" a large amount of calories but also cause blood sugar fluctuations. Eating sweets also activates the brain, making you feel excited, full of energy, and making it harder to sleep. Close to bedtime, if you are too hungry, you can eat a banana, apple or a handful of nuts such as almonds, walnuts to create a feeling of warmth in the stomach, cutting off cravings.

2. Red meat

Eating a lot of red meat close to bedtime also puts a burden on the body, not giving it enough time to metabolize energy.

Red meat from pork, beef, lamb, horse... tends to be more difficult to digest than other types of meat. If eaten close to bedtime, it can cause bloating, indigestion, burden the digestive system and make it difficult to fall asleep. This type of meat is also high in calories, when eaten late, there is not enough time to metabolize energy, easily leading to excess energy, accumulating as fat. If the nature of your work forces you to eat late at night, try to choose light, easy-to-digest dishes with moderate calories.

3. Alcoholic beverages

Many people think that drinking a little beer or wine before bed will help them sleep better and easier. However, in reality, alcoholic drinks prevent deep sleep, making you sleep in a lethargic state and easily tired and sluggish the next morning. These drinks also contain a lot of calories and sugar, increase inflammation in the body, accelerate aging and easily accumulate fat around the waist.

4. Coffee

Drinking coffee late in the afternoon can cause insomnia, which can lead to staying up late, eating at night, and gradually creating bad habits for the body.

Drinking coffee close to bedtime not only makes you restless and unable to sleep, but can also make it harder for you to control your eating. Although it does not directly cause weight gain, when you lose sleep due to drinking coffee, you tend to crave late-night snacks. At this time, you take in a large amount of calories without enough time to metabolize them, putting pressure on your internal organs at a time when they should be resting. Excess calories also tend to accumulate in the abdomen and internal organs.

Coffee is generally not recommended to be consumed after 13-14 hours to allow enough time for the caffeine to be released so as not to affect sleep at night. At the same time, it is advisable to limit the consumption of coffee with sugar and milk.

According to Ngoisao.net