If older guys drink a protein shake with 40 grams of protein right before bed, about half of that protein shows up in their blood overnight — meaning their bodies are still digesting and using it while they sleep.

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Physical Activity Performed in the Evening Increases the Overnight Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Presleep Protein Ingestion in Older Men.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2016 Jul

The study found that when older men drank a protein shake before bed, about 54% of the protein showed up in their blood overnight, which means it was digested and absorbed well — just as the claim says.

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Physical Activity Performed in the Evening Increases the Overnight Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Presleep Protein Ingestion in Older Men.

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DOI: 10.3945/jn.116.230086

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