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Due to the hectic lifestyle in many urban parts of the world, do not have regular meals, especially while travelling. Though the best time to eat, varies according to the person immediate health goals and availability of food, hunger pangs are an indication that it is time to eat. However, most offices have fixed lunch timings, so office goers have to arrange their schedule accordingly.

The time of the day when food is eaten is an important factor if you are trying to lose weight. Ideally food should be eaten , so that it is used up immediately for the various activities and is not stored in the body as fat. So a heavy breakfast in the morning helps as the energy is used up for daily activities.

If no food is eaten in the morning, the body goes into starvation mode, which results in weight gain over a period of time as the metabolic rate decreases. Similarly, dinner should be eaten at least an hour before going to sleep, since the metabolic rate decreases when a person goes to sleep and the food consumed may be stored as fat.