Eating Dinner Early Has Health br Benefits, Study Reveals The analysis was published in thebr 'Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.' It states that a body's ability to burn fat br could be affected if you eat at 10 p.m.br instead of 6 p.m. The study also claims late meals br impact blood sugar levels. A trial included br 20 healthy participants — br ten women and ten men. Every subject had a br bedtime of 11 p.m. Results showed a 10 percent drop br in fat-burning when br people ate late. Compared to eating early, br blood sugar levels registered br nearly 20 percent higher. All participants br ate the same food. According to study author Dr. Jonathan C. Jun, br late meals did not affect everyone equally. He notes that "Night Owls" br who eat as late as 3 a.m.br were unaffected. Dr. Jonathan C. Jun, via Healthline Healthy eating expert Lisa K. Diewald says br the findings show how meal timing br could be linked to disease prevention. Lisa K. Diewald, br via Healthline Lisa K.