Newsflash:   about 70% of the people who end up in a weight-loss clinic at some period in her life have never made a habit of eating breakfast.  And many of them skip lunch as well.  So dinner ends up being the largest daily meal for most people, which is the opposite of what you need in most cases.

And yes, they even did a study on rats.  In a study showed that rats who consumed most of their calories at night.  Definitely gain more weight than rats, who split up their calories throughout the day.  The reason is because of a complex interaction with how the body secretes insulin.

Gavin, Bill. “No White At Night:  The Three Rule Diet”