Eating at night is bad for the memory

Indulging in a midnight snack could wreak havoc with your memory, experts have warned.

Those who typically eat late at night can experience trouble recalling information and learning.

Gorging on food at times typically reserved for sleeping increases the risk of altering the brain's physiology to trigger deficiencies in learning and memory, they found.

These changes occur in the hippocampal area of the brain – the area that's linked to memory formation and storage, and emotion.