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Eating protein before bed doesn’t make you less hungry or slow down your metabolism the next morning — at least for healthy or overweight men.

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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 found that eating protein before bed doesn’t make you less hungry at breakfast or slow down your metabolism the next morning, which is exactly what 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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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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If you're eating more protein overall, it might be that—not your bedtime snack—that's helping your muscles grow. So taking protein before bed might not be the real reason for better results.

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Eating 20 to 40 grams of protein before bed might help your muscles repair and grow overnight, especially if you also worked out in the evening.

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For healthy older guys, working out in the evening and then having protein before bed helps their muscles use that protein better overnight than just having protein alone.

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If young guys who work out lift weights and drink a protein shake with about 30 grams of protein before bed for 3 months, they might gain more muscle and get stronger than those who don’t — especially if they’re already eating enough protein during the day.

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