Whether or not you can eat at 8 PM depends on your bedtime. According to some scientists, you may be able to eat at 8 PM.
Eating Close to Bedtime: Considerations
The primary factor in determining if eating at 8 PM is suitable for you is your sleep schedule. The general recommendation is to stop eating three hours before you go to bed.
- General Guideline: As the reference indicates, "if you go to bed at 11 p.m., don't eat after 8 p.m." (10-Jan-2023).
- Individual Variations: Note that this is a guideline and individual factors might influence this window.
Examples
Here's how the 3-hour guideline might apply:
- Bedtime at 10 PM: If you sleep at 10 PM, then eating at 8 PM might be too close to bedtime. It is advisable to stop eating at 7 PM.
- Bedtime at 12 AM: If you go to sleep at midnight, eating at 8 PM is likely fine because it is four hours before your bedtime.
- Bedtime at 11 PM: As the reference says, eating at 8 PM would be the cutoff.
