Here’s the Best Time to Have Thanksgiving Dinner

f your group chat has been blowing up with everyone trying to make plans for Thanksgiving, here’s what the experts say about the BEST time to have dinner . . .

Earlier is better. According to an associate professor of nutritional medicine at Columbia University, having an earlier Thanksgiving dinner is better for a few reasons.

For one, it’s easier to adjust throughout the rest of the day if you overeat at an earlier meal. Plus, having a large meal closer to bedtime can potentially cause reflux issues when you try to go to sleep.

As a general rule, try to give yourself at least three hours between finishing your meal and going to bed.

But . . . moderation is also key. So WHAT you eat and HOW MUCH you eat is just as important as WHEN you eat it.

In other words, if you have a giant Thanksgiving meal with three servings of everything at 2:00 p.m., you’re probably going to feel way more uncomfortable than eating just one serving of everything at a 6:00 p.m. dinner

One final tip: Don’t skip breakfast. It might seem like a good idea to skip breakfast on Thanksgiving Day, but it can actually do more harm than good.

When you try to “save” all your calories and stomach space for one big meal, it can cause issues with blood sugar levels and indigestion because your stomach is still producing stomach acid.

And you’re more likely to overeat once you finally do “break the seal.”

(Huff Post)
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