Q&A: Is it bad if I eat dinner at 9 PM?
Diabetes Digital Podcast by Food Heaven
Wendy Lopez, Jessica Jones
4.9 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 24 September 2025
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Late dinner guilt? Let’s talk about it. In this episode, Jess unpacks the science behind eating late and why timing isn’t everything. You’ll learn when late dinners might be totally fine, and when they could affect your sleep, digestion, or blood sugar. With real-life client examples and simple tweaks, this episode offers practical guidance for night owls and busy schedules.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to another episode of the Diabetes Digital podcast. If you are new here, this is one of |
| 0:06.0 | our minisodes where we answer a question from a listener or a DM or even frequently asked questions |
| 0:13.6 | from our patients. And I am Jess. I'm one half of the Diabetes Digital co-founding duo. Wendy, my co-host, also alternates with answering |
| 0:23.3 | different questions. So today, I'm going to be focusing on eating dinner later in the evening. |
| 0:29.8 | Welcome to the Diabetes Digital podcast. I'm Wendy. And I'm Jess, and we're best friends, |
| 0:35.4 | registered dieticians, and diabetes educators. |
| 0:38.1 | Through our telehealth platform, DiabetesDigital.co, we offer accessible and personalized virtual nutrition counseling for people with diabetes and prediabetes. |
| 0:47.0 | Visit DiabetesDigital.co, that's CO, to book your first appointment. |
| 0:51.3 | We accept insurance and offer affordable self-pay options. Now, |
| 0:55.2 | let's get into today's episode. So the question that we got is, is it bad if I eat dinner at 9 p.m.? This |
| 1:03.8 | comes up so frequently. And it's interesting because I feel like people think that there is, you know, |
| 1:10.1 | this set blueprint that applies to everyone |
| 1:12.2 | where they should be eating breakfast lunch and dinner. People also always ask me like, when should I eat |
| 1:17.0 | breakfast? And my answer is always, it depends. No, it's not to eat dinner at 9 p.m. because it's not |
| 1:23.5 | automatically bad to eat late. What matters more is what you eat and how it fits into your |
| 1:29.2 | whole day. So let me explain. So yes, some studies show earlier meal support blood sugar |
| 1:35.3 | regulation, but you're not a lab rat. You are a human being with a whole schedule. |
| 1:41.0 | And we've had many clients, I can think of one in particular, who work late shifts |
| 1:46.1 | and don't get home until 8.30 p.m. I even had a job where I didn't get home until 8.39 p.m. |
| 1:52.4 | Working as a dietitian in a clinic, I had to work some evenings. And what do you do in those |
| 1:57.1 | instances? You focus on balanced eating and meal timing and not guilt. So here's some |
| 2:04.0 | tips if you are eating late. A couple of things. So one, we know, again, so many people have a |
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