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By SHANIA OBRIEN, LIFESTYLE REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 22:27 EDT, 11 August 2025 | Updated: 22:30 EDT, 11 August 2025 <\/p>\n

A longevity expert claims you should close the kitchen by 7pm if you want better sleep, balanced hormones, and a slimmer waistline – especially once you hit your thirties.<\/p>\n

Dr Poonam Desai<\/a>, a former ER doctor who specialises in preventative health, says late-night meals wreak havoc on the metabolism, disrupt hormones, and set you up for morning sugar spikes that leave you feeling tired and hungry.<\/p>\n

‘When you eat after 7pm, you may convert calories into fat faster than you ever thought,’ Dr Desai, a hormone and nutrition specialist, explained in an Instagram <\/a>post.<\/p>\n

That’s because melatonin – your sleep hormone – doesn’t play well with insulin, the hormone that helps regulate blood sugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Together, she says, these hormones create ‘a recipe for trouble’ when it comes to late-night eating – and men and women over 30 are more sensitive to it.<\/p>\n

Eating late forces your metabolism into overdrive, raising your heart rate and body temperature.<\/p>\n

This not only affects your waistline, but also makes it almost impossible to fall into deep, restorative sleep.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Without that, your body misses crucial repair time, leaving you feeling drained and unproductive the next day.<\/p>\n

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Dr Poonam Desai, a physician specialising in preventative health and longevity, says late-night meals wreak havoc on your metabolism, disrupt your hormones, and even set you up for morning sugar spikes that leave you feeling tired and hungry<\/p>\n

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Late-night eating also keeps cortisol elevated, which can promote belly fat and disrupt your body’s circadian rhythm<\/p>\n

The melatonin-insulin clash can also cause you to wake up starving because poor sleep raises ghrelin, the hormone that tells you you’re hungry, while lowering leptin, which signals fullness.<\/p>\n

‘You wake up craving unhealthy foods, and the cycle begins all over again,’ Dr Desai said.<\/p>\n

Research shows poor sleep can cause a 23 per cent increase in morning blood sugar levels due to cortisol – your stress hormone.<\/p>\n

Late-night eating also keeps cortisol elevated, which can promote belly fat and disrupt your body’s circadian rhythm, particularly when combined with screen time and low daylight exposure.<\/p>\n

Hence, Dr Desai says late dinners often spiral into Netflix binges, poor sleep, hormone chaos, weight gain and frustration.<\/p>\n

But the fix can be surprisingly simple.<\/p>\n

‘Clients who close their kitchen at 7pm often find they shed fat more effectively and get much better sleep,’ she said.<\/p>\n

‘It’s one of the easiest longevity hacks you can do.’<\/p>\n

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