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Eating early makes your body release more of the fullness hormone in the evening, helping you feel satisfied after dinner.

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Early Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation but Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2019 Aug

This study looked at how eating earlier affects hunger and fat burning, but it never measured the hormone PYY, so we can't say whether it goes up in the evening like the claim says.

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Early Time-Restricted Feeding Reduces Appetite and Increases Fat Oxidation but Does Not Affect Energy Expenditure in Humans

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DOI: 10.1002/oby.22518

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When young men slept only 3.5 hours a night for three nights, their bodies produced less of the hormones that tell them they’re full, making them feel hungrier.

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Eating early in the day lowers two key hormones (leptin and GLP-1) in the morning, which may reflect the body’s natural rhythm adjusting to food timing.

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