Experts agree that it's important to eat a good breakfast, and to have your main meal earlier in the day. However, not enough people are heeding their advice. In the U.S., for example, many people skip breakfast or have only a cup of coffee in the morning. About two-thirds of the population still have their main meal in the evening. Many popular dinner foods, such as steak and French fries, are heavy in fat, which makes people feel lethargic
Other countries follow healthier patterns of eating. In Mexico, families generally have a light breakfast, and eat their largest meal at 2 p.m. It might include an appetizer, soup, pasta, fish, meat with a salad, dessert, and finally tea or coffee. In Switzerland, the main meal is also eaten in middle of the day, and usually contains a lot of fresh vegetables and fruits; the Swiss generally eat meat only two or three times a week