There's a good argument why you should have an early dinner
But there’s an equal, if not better, argument for enjoying your breakfast and early dinner. Eat by design Humans were created to be active and eat in the light and rest and fast in the dark. As the sun goes down, our melatonin rises, usually peaking a few hours before bedtime. “This is a signal for our bodies to sleep and every time someone eats when melatonin is high, you tend to see worse metabolic reactions,” explains Sean Cain, an expert on circadian rhythms from Monash University. “This is part of the reason why there is more metabolic disease in shift workers who eat more at night and less during the day… We shouldn’t eat when we have high melatonin levels.” Heilbronn adds that our bodies are better equipped to metabolize food in the morning. “If you eat at 7 in the morning, the pancreas secretes more insulin, the cells are better able to take up glucose, you have a smaller glucose response than eating the exact same food at 7 p.m.,” he explains. “So it makes a lot of sense th