By Adeniyi Ogunfowoke
Eating dinner early and hitting your bed soon to get decent hours of sleep will prevent overeating at night. It is believed that late night dinner is linked to obesity. When you eat an early dinner, it will help to lose weight rapidly as you would know what you are eating and the amount of calorie intake. Hence, Jumia Food, Nigeria’s no.1 food ordering platform, identifies health benefits of early dinner.
Weight control
If you want to keep your weight under control, it is best to have an early dinner. You can eat what you like, even if it’s high in calories. Post dinner, take a walk to burn the excess calories that you have consumed.
You will not experience heartburn
Heartburn is a burning sensation in the central chest or upper central abdomen. There are a lot of people who go to bed right after dinner since their mealtime crosses their sleep schedule. Following this form of lifestyle will lead to a lot of heartburns making you uncomfortable and losing out on sleep.
More energy
When you digest your food properly in the right span of time, it provides you with more energy the following day.
You will not feel heavy
Feeling light on the stomach with no bloating pain is one of the health benefits of having an early dinner.
Early start to your day
Having an early dinner and going to bed early gives you a chance to wake up early to a brand new day. You can also exercise well in the morning if you have had an early dinner.
Improved and better sleep
After a hard day at work, you intend to have the right amount of sleep. So, having an early dinner can prevent you from sleeping late, thus allowing you to have a scheduled amount of sleep.
More room for digestion
One of the ultimate health benefits of having an early dinner is that it provides more room for digestion, no matter how heavy your meal is.
Healthier heart
Since your food is digested in a proper way and in the right amount of time, it helps your heart to beat at a normal pace, thus keeping it healthy and stronger.
Adeniyi Ogunfowoke is a PR Associate at Jumia Travel and Food
