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"Whether it&amp;#x27;s a bowl of ice cream or a big juicy burger, there&amp;#x27;s a right way to indulge, say experts. The important advice every woman should read... For those of you who crave burgers, are tempted by the dessert menu at restaurants, or just like an occasional candy bar, take note: What you eat may be just as important as when you eat, when it comes to health. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that it may be smart to hold off on eating for awhile after a splurge, to give the body, especially the liver, time to rebound so you don&amp;#x27;t gain weight and experience health consequences like increased cholesterol. ScienceDaily describes the fascinating experiment of mice: &amp;quot;[The] team fed two sets of mice, which shared the same genes, gender and age, a diet comprising 60 percent of its calories from fat (like eating potato chips and ice-cream for all your meals). One group of mice could eat whenever they wanted, consuming half their food at night (mice are primarily nocturnal) and nibbling throughout the rest of the day. The other group was restricted to eating for only eight hours every night; in essence, fasting for about 16 hours a day.&amp;quot; After 100 days of the experiment, the researchers, shockingly, found that the mice who were allowed to graze throughout the day not only gained weight, but they had higher cholesterol, high blood sugar issues and liver damage. The other group (remember, who ate the exact same amount of calories)? No adverse health side effects! And they also weighed 28 percent less than the snack-happy mice. The lesson for all of us, if our bodies (we hope) respond the same way as mice: Instead of munching on a treat here and there throughout the day, it might be best to enjoy your splurge in one sitting (like dessert after dinner, for example) and then put your fork down--for the night--and let your body, and liver, have a chance to metabolize the fat and calories. Fascinating, right? What&amp;#x27;s your stance on splurging? Some healthy splurges for the weekend: *Curried turkey burgers *Chocolate-ricotta cheesecake *Micro desserts (because there&amp;#x27;s no feeling guilty about a bite!) Photo: Thinkstock"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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