Originally Posted by johnnygofaster
I just asked my nutrition counselor about this. She didn't have a good answer, admitting she's read a lot on both sides of this issue.
I was surprised, but she tells her weight-loss clients to not eat late because of the metabolic slowdown. But if you have a surplus, you have a surplus. I don't understand why the time is an issue.
Ahh well.
Well I don't think there are 2 sides to the calorie-is-a-calorie issue. It's pretty much a cold hard fact.
My guess is, she probably advises weight-loss clients not to eat late at night because it's likely they're already at or near their caloric limit for the day and thus more likely to overdo it with a late-night snack -- but not because calories consumed at that time of day add more weight or some crazy idea like that.