Heart attack risk increases if you skip breakfast and have late dinner
| Apr 22, 2019, 12:31 IST
If you're someone who has developed the habit of skipping breakfasts and indulging in late dinners then we have bad news for you. A study says that you're more prone to heart attacks and post-heart attack effects if you keep following this practice.
Says researchers that people who have two eating habits usually have four to five times higher risks of dead or another attack or chest pain also known as angina withing just 30 days of being discharged from the hospital for a heart attack. It's an unhealthy behaviour that you've been following and can put you at a lot of risk.
A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology says that 58% people were observed skipping breakfast, 51% ate late dinner and 41% were seen with both eating habits. This study found patients with a serious form of heart attack known as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Studies previously have found that those who miss out on breakfast as well as have late-night dinner usually indulge in other unhealthy habits like smoking and also are physically inactive. Said Minicucci, “Our research shows that the two eating behaviours are independently linked with poorer outcomes after a heart attack but having a cluster of bad habits will only make things worse. People who work late may be particularly susceptible to having a late supper and then not being hungry in the morning. We also think that the inflammatory response, oxidative stress and endothelial function could be involved in the association between unhealthy eating behaviours and cardiovascular outcomes.”
This entire study was conducted on 113 patients out of which 73% were men with the age of 60. When they were asked about their eating behaviours, they said they had nothing before lunch which meant they skipped on breakfast at least three times a week. They also indulged in late-night meal within two hours before bedtime three times a week.
This is why Minicucci suggests on having dinner at least two hours before bedtime rather than eating late at night, but almost all these patients were late-eaters, hence the problem.
Says researchers that people who have two eating habits usually have four to five times higher risks of dead or another attack or chest pain also known as angina withing just 30 days of being discharged from the hospital for a heart attack. It's an unhealthy behaviour that you've been following and can put you at a lot of risk.
A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology says that 58% people were observed skipping breakfast, 51% ate late dinner and 41% were seen with both eating habits. This study found patients with a serious form of heart attack known as ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Studies previously have found that those who miss out on breakfast as well as have late-night dinner usually indulge in other unhealthy habits like smoking and also are physically inactive. Said Minicucci, “Our research shows that the two eating behaviours are independently linked with poorer outcomes after a heart attack but having a cluster of bad habits will only make things worse. People who work late may be particularly susceptible to having a late supper and then not being hungry in the morning. We also think that the inflammatory response, oxidative stress and endothelial function could be involved in the association between unhealthy eating behaviours and cardiovascular outcomes.”
This entire study was conducted on 113 patients out of which 73% were men with the age of 60. When they were asked about their eating behaviours, they said they had nothing before lunch which meant they skipped on breakfast at least three times a week. They also indulged in late-night meal within two hours before bedtime three times a week.
This is why Minicucci suggests on having dinner at least two hours before bedtime rather than eating late at night, but almost all these patients were late-eaters, hence the problem.