Gastroenterologist and nutritionist Irina Berezhnaya states that any extremes are harmful to health – both a complete refusal of dinner, and too heavy a meal.
< br>The doctor said in an interview that excess food or heavy food that got into the stomach shortly before bedtime contributes to serious digestive problems. If the body of a sleeping person is forced to digest some kind of treat, it secretes acid –
“in a horizontal position, a reverse reflux of the contents of the stomach into the esophagus can occur – the so-called reflux, which leads to a burn of the esophagus, leads to congestion in the stomach and bacteria multiply there.”
Also, Berezhnaya noted, improper eating late in the day negatively affects the state of the liver, contributes to the appearance of fatty hepatosis, in which fat cells multiply in the organ, increasing the risk of its dangerous inflammation, fraught with fibrosis and cirrhosis .
What can you eat in the evening so that the liver does not suffer? Answering a question, Irina Berezhnaya warned:
“It is very harmful to refuse food in the evening, it is best to have a light snack.”
In the evening, you can afford lean protein, some nuts, and thermally processed vegetables.< br>
Earlier, the MedikForum.ru portal wrote about what you can eat shortly before bedtime if you feel hungry. 
Irina Berezhnaya healthy lifestyle doctor – gastroenterologist, nutritionist, candidate of medical sciences