Experts reveal the worst time to eat if you want to live to 100

Just like other key factors, nutrition plays a crucial role in maintaining a healthy lifestyle – and not just in terms of quantity or food choices, but also the timing of meals.

Delay breakfast after wake up

On this topic, experts from Northwestern Medicine have weighed in, recommending a specific time frame to space out each meal of the day, from breakfast through dinner. They also identified the “optimal” time for each one. For breakfast, the ideal scenario is to eat one hour after waking up.

The institution also emphasized the importance of when lunch and dinner are consumed. Lunch, they said, should come at least four hours after breakfast. And if lunch is skipped or delayed, a snack is advised. The same spacing applies to dinner.

When is the worst time for big lunch?

The nutritionists point to 4:30 p.m. as the worst time for your main meal of the day

Delaying lunch past 2:00 p.m. is one of the worst decisions you can make, according to Valter Longo. He specifically pointed to 4:30 p.m. as the least advisable time to have the day’s main meal. But it’s not just about the clock.

For the primary meal of the day, it’s essential to include foods like vegetables, olive oil, fish, or legumes. These staples of a balanced diet help ensure healthy nutrition without irregular mealtimes that can disrupt the body’s internal rhythms.

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