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So I try not to eat after seven. Weight loss plans often have all kinds of rules to remember. One we hear all the time is never eat past eight pm If you work late like me, or have a hectic schedule, that advice can be hard to swallow. But the latest research suggests, you may not have to. [ MUSIC ] A study involving female monkeys found that eating at night is not associated with weight gain. Ditto for surveys of humans which have turned up no link to nighttime meals and weight gain or obesity. The theory behind the advice is that our metabolism slows down during sleep, so calories consumed late in the evening aren't burned as readily. While that may be true, our bodies do continue to burn calories while we sleep. [ MUSIC ] More important than when we eat is how much we eat. In studies where late night eating was tied to weight gain... People often snacked, or ate additional meals at night. Obviously chowing down on pizza or ice cream all night can lead to extra pounds. But the reason is the calories, not the clock. There is one instance where the timing of meals does matter. Studies show that skipping breakfast is associated with weight gain. So start eating early and stop after dinner. That's timeless advice that can benefit us all. [ MUSIC ] Helping you be a healthy skeptic, I'm Robert Davis. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Will I Gain Weight If I Eat Late?","description":"Will I Gain Weight If I Eat Late?","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/7xmYssP8/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-05-15T21:17:06.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/7xmYssP8.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/video/7xmYssP8/","duration":"PT1M51S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/video/7xmYssP8/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}} ```