 A Better Life with Dr. Samjay Gupta. What you eat is important, but when and how you eat, that's important as well. Now, before we dive in, let me just say that what ultimately works for you is probably gonna be different than what works for someone else. So I'm gonna give you a few general things to think about. You can do what's best for you. Let's start with the when. Just about all experts agree that you should eat a substantial breakfast and then your meals should get smaller throughout the day.