When’s the Best Time to Eat Dinner? Experts Settle the Debate Once and For All

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, see what experts have to say about figuring out the best time to eat dinner below.The short answer to this question is that it depends on each person.

Registered dietician Vanessa Rissetto, CEO of , which offers virtual nutrition care, explains that factors such as age and lifestyle all play into figuring out when to eat your last meal of the day. “If you’re a shift worker, for example, and work while everyone is asleep, then your timing is different.

As a general rule, I recommend eating within two hours of waking up and eating something every three to four hours,” says Risetto.While that eating supper between 5 and 7 p.m.

is beneficial for overall health, if that doesn’t fit your schedule, she says to try to stop eating at least three hours before bed to avoid issues like acid reflux.“What’s more important is [eating] consistently at regular times throughout the day,” says registered dietician Perri Halperin, MS, CDN, who is a clinical nutrition coordinator at the Mount Sinai Health System. “You should be gradually hungry and gradually full in a repeating pattern every three to four hours or so.”As mentioned above, there are a couple of different factors to consider when trying to create an eating schedule you can stick to.