Why You Shouldn't Skip Dinner: Advice for People Losing Weight

26.06.2024 10:00

There is a widespread belief among dieters that dinner should be “given to the enemy.”

It is believed that skipping evening meals helps speed up weight loss.

But is this approach really the right one?

Is it true that when on a diet you should skip dinner altogether?

Let's answer right away: no. You need to eat in the morning, afternoon, and evening.

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What are the consequences of skipping dinner?

The first possible consequence is a slowdown in metabolism.

A person who constantly skips an evening meal may face such a problem as slow weight loss.

In other words, the diet becomes meaningless: the weight, despite all the efforts of the person, does not fall, but remains at the same level for a long time.

There are other potential dangerous consequences of regularly skipping dinner: the development of problems with the gastrointestinal tract and the cardiovascular system.

So skipping dinner is a bad strategy: it's unlikely to help a person lose weight, but it will most likely lead to problems.

Yes, you shouldn't make your evening meal too high in calories. Yes, you shouldn't overeat at night.

It is desirable that the dinner be light and not too late. But it must be!

Previously, we listed foods that you can safely use to “eat away” stress.

Kurchev Anton Author: Kurchev Anton Deputy Editor-in-Chief