The Claim
An 8-hour overnight fast results in depletion of amino acid levels in skeletal muscle.
What the research says
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After sleeping for 8 hours without eating, the amount of amino acids in skeletal muscle decreases.
See the scientific wording
After an 8-hour overnight fast, skeletal muscle amino acid levels are depleted.
When no food is eaten for 8 hours, insulin levels drop, which removes the brake on muscle protein breakdown. This causes muscle to break down its own proteins faster, releasing amino acids into the blood and lowering their levels inside the muscle.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Effect of starvation on human muscle protein metabolism and its response to insulin.
After sleeping for 8 hours without eating, your muscles start breaking down protein to release amino acids into the blood—this study shows that process begins within 12 hours of not eating, so it’s definitely happening after 8 hours too.
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