Eating protein before bed won’t mess with your hunger or slow down your metabolism the next morning — so it’s safe to add to your daily routine if you're a healthy or overweight young guy.

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The Impact of Pre-sleep Protein Ingestion on the Skeletal Muscle Adaptive Response to Exercise in Humans: An Update

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2019

The study looked at eating protein before bed and found it didn’t make people less hungry at breakfast or slow down their metabolism, just like the claim says.

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The Impact of Pre-sleep Protein Ingestion on the Skeletal Muscle Adaptive Response to Exercise in Humans: An Update

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DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2019.00017

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