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...salient issue, says study co-author Fred Turek, may be the disruption of the body's internal clock, known as the circadian rhythm. Eating at inappropriate times may disturb the body's natural rhythm, setting off a string of metabolic reactions that ultimately lead to weight gain. "Because our bodies are naturally cued to eat at certain times of the day, dining at the wrong time might affect the body's ability to maintain its energy balance," he explains, meaning that our body starts to use its calories differently than it normally would. That in turn could cause fluctuations...
Until future studies in humans bear out Turek's preliminary findings, Aronne suggests that avoiding post-dinner snacking is probably still a good strategy, regardless of size. Not only could it help prevent extra weight gain, it can also lower the risk of gastroesophageal reflux and other digestive problems that may compound sleep problems. Aronne further recommends taking well-balanced and evenly spread meals throughout the day, rather than consuming 50% or more of your daily calories at dinner or afterward, since that may also lead to unwanted pounds...
...second game of their first round playoff series. Marc Bergevin, a Blues defenseman, caught a centering pass from Sharks defenseman Gary Suter and threw it at his goalie. Unfortunately for the Blues, Bergevin's thrown puck ended up in the back of the net instead of in Roman Turek's glove...
What really gets Turek roiled is that many of these sensational claims are being made by doctors and scientists who ought to know better. So last week he took aim at those colleagues in the research journal Nature. "There has always been, and probably always will be, public enthusiasm for quick snake-oil cures to complex problems," Turek wrote. But some melatonin researchers, he added, have stepped over "the truth-in-advertisement line by exaggerating the significance of a few selected studies to the point where the public receives an unbalanced and potentially dangerous view of the present state...
There's only one problem with that explanation, according to Turek. The strains of mice used in those studies do not produce melatonin. So whatever rejuvenated the aging rodents, it wasn't melatonin. "We didn't measure melatonin in the animals," Regelson concedes. "We didn't have the equipment at the time." Still, he dismisses Turek's objections, arguing, "If it isn't melatonin, what...