Can Eating at Night Cause Weight Gain?
“10 reasons why you should stop eating after 8pm”, “you should not eat after dinner, here’s why”, “foods to avoid before bed”, “how to quit snacking at night” ... Social medias are filled withthese claims that eating after a certain hour of the day can cause an increase in blood sugar levels, heart diseases and obesity because at that time our body metabolism works more slowly than during the day... But is it really a thing? In a study conducted on type 1 diabetes patients, l
The Truth Behind Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)
Monosodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid*, a naturally occurring dispensable (nonessential) amino acid found both in animal-based and plant-based foods. Indeed, a sodium ion combined with glutamic acid leads to the formation of monosodium glutamate. The ionized form of glutamic acid, glutamate, is released when proteins are hydrolyzed while cooking. *The protonated form of glutamate, which is a fancy way of saying that it has extra hydrogen atoms! Why is monos
