3.23 pm: That's when you will cheat on your diet

Tue, 22 March 2011

15:03

Information that will clog your brain, be of little use, but is interesting nevertheless.

The time is 3.23 pm -- when dieters are most likely to give in to temptation and reach for a sweet treat. It was previously believed that elevenses or a crafty midnight snack spelled doom for the weight watcher.

But experts now believe that mid-afternoon is the most dangerous time of the day. And they worked out the exact time we are most vulnerable.

Researchers for the Atkins Diet blame stress at work or boredom while some may suffer a dip in energy.

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