If you want to have a healthy body, it is essential to eat three meals a day regularly.
So, the so-called "eat on time", what time is it appropriate to eat each meal?
Everyone's meal times are different for various reasons in life, but despite this, the interval between each meal should be relatively fixed.
The interval between breakfast and lunch is about 4-6 hours, the interval between lunch and dinner is about 6 hours, and excluding the time of sleep, the time between dinner and breakfast the next day is about 5-6 hours. The interval of 4-6 hours is suitable for the time required by the body to digest and absorb the food.
Breakfast: 7-8 o'clock
When people are sleeping, the digestive organs are still digesting and absorbing the food stored in the gastrointestinal tract at dinner, and only gradually enter the state of rest in the morning, if breakfast is eaten too early, it will interfere with the rest of the gastrointestinal tract, so that the digestive system is in a state of fatigue for a long time, and disrupt the peristalsis rhythm of the stomach and intestines.
Therefore, it is more appropriate to have breakfast 20-30 minutes after waking up at around 7 o'clock, because this is when people's appetite is at their highest.
Lunch: 12 noon
The most important meal of the day is at lunch, which provides 40% of the energy consumed by a person throughout the day.
So you must eat well at lunch.
Dinner: 5-7 p.m
In addition to drinking water normally, it is best not to eat anything after 8 p.m., and try not to rush to lie down and rest for 4 hours after dinner so that the food has enough time to digest.
Some people will ask, when is it better to add meals when you are hungry during non-meal time? For example, some overtime workers have too long an interval between lunch and dinner, so they can supplement meals between meals to make up for the lack of nutritional supply.
Between meals is the best time to eat fruits, generally at 9-10 a.m. and 3-4 p.m. every day, you can eat some fruits, yogurt, nuts and other foods in moderation.
It should be noted that not eating on time may lead to cholestasis and increase the risk of stones, and if you eat too late, it will also affect your sleep at night and increase the risk of obesity, so it is important to maintain a regular meal.