Does food taste better at night? BYU study examines nighttime snacking

A lot of people “pig out” at night, downing a bag of chips or a package of cookies before going to bed, which led some Brigham Young University researchers to examine whether food is more appealing at night than in the morning.

Travis Masterson, a graduate student at BYU, carried out the research for his master’s thesis under the guidance of his faculty adviser, James Lecheminant—who is an associate professor of exercise sciences.