Healthy weight

A 12-Hour Window for a Healthy Weight

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

 JANUARY 15, 2015 10:00 AM January 15, 2015 10:00 am

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CreditIllustration by Ben Wiseman

This article appeared in the January 18, 2015 issue of The New York Times Magazine.

Scientists, like mothers, have long suspected that midnight snacking is inadvisable. But until a few years ago, there was little in the way of science behind those suspicions. Now, a new study shows that mice prevented from eating at all hours avoided obesity and metabolic problems — even if their diet was sometimes unhealthful./.../