Eating before bed can increase the risk of breast and prostate cancer

A light meal before going to bed can cause some unexpected consequences. New research shows that people who eat just before going to bed may be at higher risk and higher than normal people.

These findings may be of great significance for cancer prevention recommendations, which currently do not mention eating time , Dr. Manolis Kogevinas, professor of research at the All-Health Institute. Bridge Barcelona in Spain and is the main author of research sharing.

It is possible that disruption in circadian rhythms has led to a higher cancer occurrence, but scientists are still not sure why this correlation exists. The findings have been published in the international journal on cancer.

Kogevinas said: "The impact is particularly important in cultures like Southern Europe, where people often eat late at night."

It is possible that disruption in circadian rhythms has led to higher cancer occurrence.

After considering factors such as a family history of cancer and those affected by the environment, the team found that people who had dinner before 9 pm or who waited at least two hours after Dinner at bedtime has a 26% lower risk of developing prostate cancer and 16% lower risk of breast cancer than people who go to bed immediately after dinner.

"Mechanisms are not clear," Kogevinas said. "What we know from empirical studies is that our bodies have different operating conditions during the day. It means that we - not just people but all living things - have development. and works differently between day and night ".

The study followed 621 people with prostate cancer and 1,205 people with breast cancer, along with 872 male patients and 1,321 female patients without cancer. These people are randomly selected from primary medical centers throughout Spain.

Researchers interviewed them about their dinner times and sleeping habits. Participants also completed a questionnaire about their eating habits.

Previous studies have shown that the risk of breast cancer and prostate cancer is higher in night shift workers, possibly due to an interruption in the circadian rhythm, or a sleep-wake cycle of a person , Kogevinas said. .

In 2007, the World Health Organization's International Research Agency announced that night shift work disrupting circadian rhythms is a threat to human health and may even cause cancer. This new study does not consider the night shift nature, but considers the digestive system at night, which can cause disruption in the sleep cycle of people.

"There is a need for further studies with humans, to understand the reasons behind these findings, but everything seems to indicate that sleep time affects our ability to metabolize food , " co-author of the study, Dr. Dora Romaguera, said.