There are many occasions when dinner ends up paying the price for our gastronomic excesses. Summer, though not always, is a season conducive to condemning dinners. After overindulging at lunch, we repeatedly skip dinner to avoid getting even fuller.
Sometimes it’s because of a lack of time, others for a lack of desire, and at times, because we arrive at the last meal of the day so satiated that we do without it. There aren’t few times either when we condemn it, avoiding it simply with the idea of sleeping better. That’s where summer wreaks havoc.
By skipping dinner, we think, we’re facilitating our night’s rest. And, in a way, we aren’t far off. Depending on the type of dinners, they can take a toll on our sleep, even more so in hot seasons. However, the fault is not necessarily the dinner itself, as we might interpret.
At THE OBJECTIVE we have often talked about its importance. Therefore, it’s worth revisiting comments by the Dr. Isabel Viña, who explained on her social networks why dinner bears more weight than it should. And, above all, to understand that what weighs us down is not the act of eating dinner, but making a poor dinner. The point is clear: “it isn’t about eating less to sleep better, but about choosing well,” knowing that certain foods like white bread activate our brain and that other elements such as “salmon, yogurt, or bananas help sleep.”
What is a bad dinner if we want to sleep well in summer
The usual enemies of nightly rest are heavy meals, spicy foods, very fatty items, and, above all, if eaten very close to bedtime. If, in the equation, we also include sugars, alcohol, and stimulating drinks, the odds of sleeping well keep diminishing.
A reality that Isabel Viña reminded us of, highlighting in our night something that sometimes goes unnoticed: glucose. In fact, she stated that “your nighttime glucose decides whether you sleep or not.” It isn’t a minor issue, even though it may go unnoticed. Even when we have what we consider a light dinner, it can end up being worse the remedy than the ailment.
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James Whitaker
I’m James Whitaker, a UK-based journalist focused on emerging trends and everyday stories gaining attention across the country. I cover the topics people start talking about before they fully break into the mainstream. My work aims to stay clear, factual, and closely connected to how news is actually consumed today.