India, April 24 -- New research presented at Digestive Disease Week 2026 suggests that eating late at night may intensify the effects of stress on digestive health, with potential consequences for the gut microbiome.
"It's not just what you eat, but when you eat it," said lead author Harika Dadigiri, resident physician at New York Medical College at Saint Mary's and Saint Clare's Hospital. "And when we're already under stress, that timing may deliver a 'double hit' to gut health."
Researchers examined data from more than 11,000 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a long-running assessment of Americans' diet and lifestyle conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their analysis explored ...