The Daily Habit Doctors Say Is Secretly Making You Tired The Next Day

The worst habit for energy levels might surprise you. According to Dr. Mary Valvano, a physician from BetterNowMD, it’s eating your biggest meal at the end of the day. “The adage eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like a pauper is actually based in biology,” she said. “Cells in our body metabolize food differently based on the time of day. Eating the same meal at 8 a.m. versus 6 p.m. can affect our body’s ability to use it for energy.” Eating a late meal, she explained ― especially very late at night ― can “impair our blood sugar levels and the ability to get optimal energy from the next day’s meals.”

tips

adage：格言；谚语

pauper：贫民（*pau- 少或小，同 poor，few）

metabolize：使新陈代谢（metabol- 代谢）

versus：对...（就是 vs 的意思）

impair：损害；削弱（-pair 使更加糟糕）