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Grace Walsh

Nutritionist reveals this is the worst time of day to snack - but what is the best?

Wholemeal toast with peanut butter and banana, representing the best time of day to snack

Snacking is essential to get many people through the day but if you're looking to improve your health and get better sleep, it's important to get your timings right, a leading nutritionist has said.

Speaking on the ZOE podcast, Dr Sarah Berry said that around 35% of us are snacking at the worst time of day: after 6pm or very late in the evening, after 9pm. After this supposed cut-off point, "it has really unfavorable impacts on your health and there's lots of randomized control trials to support that." 

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