Self-control matters: The findings build on a large body of research linking self-monitoring of dietary habits to weight loss, said a researcher.
Even people who think they eat three meals a day may actually graze for most of their waking hours and consume fewer calories when they get more sleep, a small US study suggests.
Researchers asked volunteers to use a mobile app to snap pictures of everything they ate and drank over three weeks. Most participants consumed food and drinks over about 15 hours of the day, taking in less than 25% of their calories before noon and more than 35% after 6pm.
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