Research posted in the BMJ journal suggests that leaving a 2 hour gap between the last meal of the day and bedtime doesn't seem to be associated with any discernible difference in our health.
But the problem is snacking after you eat and before going to bed, according to Dr. Henry Nuss, LSU Health Nutritional Scientist and assistant research professor at LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health.
"If you are eating meals between dinner and bedtime it's likely that they may be high in carbohydrates, typically and we start to have food cravings at that time of the day," Nuss said.
Nuss said he knows how difficult this can be.
"Oh, it's extremely hard and look, I am not always one that practices what he preaches but we try to aim the bar high so that even if we fall short we don't hit the ground too hard," he noted. Nuss suggests eating small meals and snacks during the day alleviating the craving at night and avoid eating a large meal at dinner
Those snacks before bed could cause every problems with heartburn, weight gain, and increased blood glucose levels.