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From "12 Laws of Fat burning from Chris Aceto and Jim Stoppani, PhD....
Never Eat Carbs Before Bed
"Once again, it's about hormones. At night your insulin sensitivity decreases, meaning your body must release more insulin than usual to put any carbohydrates you eat at night to use in the body. And by now you know that higher insulin
levels can decrease fat-burning and enhance fat storage. In addition,
the body naturally produces a fat-liberating hormone called growth
hormone (GH) within the initial 90 minutes of sleep.
GH not only increases fat-burning but is required to build mass and strengthen the
immune system. Yet carbs put a damper on GH release, so it's ideal to go
to bed under one of two scenarios: on an empty stomach or, even better,
having consumed only protein, no carbs. This allows blood glucose - the
high-tech name for digested carbs circulating in the blood - to remain
low, which facilitates the rise in nocturnal GH production.
Do This: Don't eat anything about three hours before bed. A better option is to eat
only protein meals the final four hours before bed, with one protein
meal immediately before bedtime that includes only protein, such as a
casein shake, low-fat cottage cheese or chicken breast. You can,
however, eat a small serving of vegetables here if you wish."
Never Eat Carbs Before Bed
"Once again, it's about hormones. At night your insulin sensitivity decreases, meaning your body must release more insulin than usual to put any carbohydrates you eat at night to use in the body. And by now you know that higher insulin
levels can decrease fat-burning and enhance fat storage. In addition,
the body naturally produces a fat-liberating hormone called growth
hormone (GH) within the initial 90 minutes of sleep.
GH not only increases fat-burning but is required to build mass and strengthen the
immune system. Yet carbs put a damper on GH release, so it's ideal to go
to bed under one of two scenarios: on an empty stomach or, even better,
having consumed only protein, no carbs. This allows blood glucose - the
high-tech name for digested carbs circulating in the blood - to remain
low, which facilitates the rise in nocturnal GH production.
Do This: Don't eat anything about three hours before bed. A better option is to eat
only protein meals the final four hours before bed, with one protein
meal immediately before bedtime that includes only protein, such as a
casein shake, low-fat cottage cheese or chicken breast. You can,
however, eat a small serving of vegetables here if you wish."
