Midnight Snacks Reset Your Body Clocks

What happens to your body when you grab a midnight snack? You might be accidentally

resetting your internal organs while your brain is still trying to sleep. Light is the most

powerful "reset button" for the master clock in your brain. But for your peripheral

organs, like the liver, the main signal isn't light—it’s food,.

If you eat during your usual rest time, your liver clock can actually "uncouple"

from your brain, shifting its entire schedule in just a few days while the brain stays

locked to the light-dark cycle. This internal tug-of-war is a major reason why irregular meal

times are linked to metabolic risks like obesity and impaired glucose tolerance.