India, July 9 -- Late-night dinners have become increasingly common as busy schedules keep pushing mealtimes later. But the timing of your dinner is more important for your health than you might realise. From late-night binges with takeout to rushed post-work meals to hit the sack asap, when your dinnertime is too close to your bedtime, it silently damages your health. Gulnaaz Shaikh, chief dietitian at KIMS Hospitals, Thane, shared with HT Lifestyle how eating late can wreck your health, from digestion issues to elevated blood sugar.

Explaining the demerits of eating late and how a timely dinner is good for health, the dietician elaborated, "Early eating allows your body sufficient time to digest your meal while you sleep. Late eating, ...