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EPISODE · Apr 25, 2026 · 22 MIN

Eating Earlier May Help You Age Better and Live Longer

from One Health Tweak a Week Podcast · host Ben Jones MD PhD

In this week’s episode, we’re talking about a small shift that could help you stay slimmer, sleep better, reduce reflux, improve your blood sugar, and possibly even support a longer, healthier life.Most of us think meal timing is a minor detail. We focus on what we eat, while barely noticing that dinner has become the biggest meal of the day and is landing later and later. But the research suggests that this matters much more than most people realise.In this episode, we’ll show you why your body handles food differently depending on the time of day, why the same calories can have different effects when eaten early rather than late, and why breakfast, dinner timing, and intermittent fasting are really all part of the same circadian story.We’ll also cover the practical pattern that seems to work best: a real breakfast, more of your calories earlier in the day, and a lighter, earlier dinner. And because real life isn’t designed around perfect biology, we’ll talk about what this means if you’re a night owl, a shift worker, or someone whose evenings always seem to run away with them.If dinner has quietly become the main event in your day, this episode may explain why that’s not great - and what to do about it.Science-backed advice, simple steps, real results. Subscribe to One Health Tweak a Week today and take the guesswork out of healthy living. Get full access to One Health Tweak a Week at newsletter.onehealthtweakaweek.com/subscribe

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