India, Jan. 26 -- Staying healthy is a comprehensive endeavour that goes beyond following the right diet and exercising. Smaller things, such as when we have our dinner, play a bigger role.

Taking to Instagram on January 26, Dr Saurabh Sethi, a California-based gastroenterologist trained in AIIMS, Harvard, and Stanford Universities, explained the health benefits of an early dinner and shared by what time we should have it.

Dr Sethi shared the following disadvantages of having dinner late:

"This happens because your body keeps digesting when it is time to repair and detox," elaborated the gastroenterologist. "That's why you wake up heavy, bloated, or still tired - even after 8 hours of sleep."

Among individuals who have dinner before 7...