Jess Cording

Thanks for having me.

That is such a great question.

And it's one that I get a lot in my work as an RD.

And what I can say is the research does suggest that it's a good idea to limit that late night eating.

Love that question.

And to be honest, I do believe that it does depend what you eat.

There is still something there.

But what the research suggests is that when we don't give ourselves enough time to digest before we lie down for the day, that's been shown to negatively impact cardiometabolic health.

So

Things related to our heart health, sleep quality, blood sugar regulation, that when we're eating too close to bedtime, no matter what it is, just that alone does seem to negatively impact health.

But to your point, I think there's a huge difference between an entire pizza versus a little bit of salad or a bowl of cereal or something like that.

Sure.

Well, you're not wrong about weight gain, first off.

That can also impact heart health.

But, you know, we're looking at things like blood pressure, blood sugar, which is more specific to when we're talking about the diabetes risk, for example, but it's all connected.

And then the brain health piece of the picture, like if our blood vessels to our heart are not in great shape due to lifestyle habits, that's going to negatively impact our brain function.

So it's all connected.

So that's why if you hear like cardio metabolic, it's not just about the heart.

It's about our whole body system.

I'm glad you phrased it that way because so often I'm asked, what time should you stop eating?