If the time between dinner and breakfast counts, then it should be self-evident and no need for a study or news release. They should just say “no midnight snacks” or something.
Americans are fat and diabetic because they snack on processed foods roughly 15-16 hours a day, so apparently they DO need somebody to tell them to stop grazing.
In fact, nutritionists are still telling diabetics to eat 6 meals a day to control blood sugar, instead of telling them to not eat foods that spike it and increase their need for meds.