My sleeping schedule is unimpressed by my eating schedule.
On the other hand, obeying the golden rule in the article helps me lose weight. I tracked my weight for the past 4 months with the Wii Fit, and there's pretty good correlation between not eating 12 hours before wake-up time and the day-to-day weight delta.
My bottom line: the rule about not eating too late helps, one way or another.
The explanation I have heard for this is that your metabolism (which break down molecules into smaller units and release energy) slows down some hours before you go to bed.
On the other hand, obeying the golden rule in the article helps me lose weight. I tracked my weight for the past 4 months with the Wii Fit, and there's pretty good correlation between not eating 12 hours before wake-up time and the day-to-day weight delta.
My bottom line: the rule about not eating too late helps, one way or another.