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Now let's get started with today's show.

On today's show, we'll be answering a nutrition question that came from one of our listeners.

Today's question is about whether or not it's recommended to eat a bedtime snack.

So here's what they said.

I am confused by all the opinions on controlling blood sugar.

Many health gurus out there advise not eating a

bedtime snack because fasting is good for blood sugar control. But I often hear on

dishing on nutrition that a bedtime snack can help. I don't know what to do. So this is a great

question and I understand why there's confusion around this topic because there are a lot of opinions out there.

Fasting is getting a lot of attention and even more people are interested in how to improve their blood sugar control.

So I hope that I can shed some light on the nuance behind snacks and the role that

they can play. I do think that a snack can be beneficial for people, for a variety of reasons,

but like so many things related to nutrition, it kind of depends on the person. It depends on

their lifestyle, their health history,

and their routine in general. So snacks throughout the day, and in some cases, a bedtime snack

can help stabilize blood sugar levels, meaning that you are avoiding overly high blood sugars,

like blood sugar spikes, or low blood sugar levels.

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