For Your Health and Sleep: What's the Best Time to Eat Dinner?

Numerous studies have shown that the timing of dinner can significantly affect your health — particularly your blood sugar levels, risk of obesity, and sleep quality.

🔬 In one experiment, 20 healthy young men were given the same dinner meal at two different times:

Half ate at 6:00 PM, the other half at 10:00 PM.

The findings? Those who ate late:

• Had higher blood sugar levels.
• Showed reduced fat-processing ability.
• Got less restful sleep.

💤 Why? The body releases a hormone called melatonin to prepare for sleep.

When melatonin levels are high, the body becomes less capable of regulating blood sugar, making late-night meals more harmful.

⚠️ Eating dinner late may lead to:

• Higher risk of type 2 diabetes.
• Weight gain and slower metabolism.

☑️ On the other hand, early dinner showed:

• Better sleep quality.
• Weight loss.
• Improved metabolic health.

🕘 So, When Should You Eat Dinner?

🔹 There’s no exact time, but doctors recommend having dinner between 5:00 PM and 7:00 PM, and at least 2 hours before bedtime.

🔹 Also, avoid making dinner your heaviest meal. Instead, consume most of your calories at breakfast or lunch.

📚 Source:

Health.com & Sky News Arabia

(https://www.skynewsarabia.com/technology/1774700)