Party Into the Wee Hours Without Worry

Do you have a holiday party this weekend? There's one worrisome myth you can put to bed. It's the one about eating at night and getting fat. Not true.

Researchers from Indiana University School of Medicine have debunked the myth that eating at night makes you fat. For the most part, they say, a calorie is a calorie is a calorie (though some foods are certainly more nutrient-dense than others). The calories you consume at night are no more likely to take up residence on your hips than calories you consume in the morning. So make wise holiday-party choices such as alternating alcoholic beverages with glasses of water and loading up on healthier options and keeping higher calorie treats to a minimum. Then, as Wayne and Garth would say, party on!

Now, if you chow down on sweets and fatty foods and drink too much egg nog, all bets are off. Calories still count, even if the time of day you eat them doesn't.