Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if his Department will take steps to encourage people not to eat too soon before they plan to sleep in order to avoid increased risk of heart attacks.

Government advice to prevent heart disease is to eat a diet consistent with the Eatwell Guide and in particular choose a diet lower in energy, saturated fat, salt and sugar and higher in fruit, vegetables, oily fish and fibre than current diets, alongside being more active.

NHS Choices currently advises people not to eat big meals just before bed to improve sleep. This advice can be found at:

http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/insomnia/Pages/insomniatips.aspx