Episode 145 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition's "We Do Science" podcast! In this episode, I (Laurent Bannock) discuss "Nighttime Feeding: Impact on Body Composition & Performance" with Michael Ormsbee PhD (Florida State University, USA).

Discussion Topics Include:

• Overview of nighttime feeding as a dietary strategy for health and performance
• Effects of pre-sleep consumption of protein rich meals and snacks on body composition
• Effects of pre-sleep consumption of carbohydrate-rich meals and snacks on next-day physical performance
• Nighttime feeding and potential positive impact on daytime overfeeding behaviours

Key Paper(s) Discussed / Referred to:

• Nighttime feeding likely alters morning metabolism but not exercise performance in female athletes
• Timed-daily ingestion of whey protein and exercise training reduces visceral adipose tissue mass and improves insulin resistance: the PRISE study
• Lipolysis and Fat Oxidation Are Not Altered with Presleep Compared with Daytime Casein Protein Intake in Resistance-Trained Women
•  The effects of pre-sleep consumption of casein protein on next-morning measures of resting metabolic rate and appetite compared between sedentary pre- and postmenopausal women

Related Podcast Episodes:

•  #28 - 'Training and Nutrition To Maintain Muscle in Endurance Athletes' with Mike Ormsbee PhD
• #67 - 'Protein Ingestion Before Sleep & Muscle Mass' with Professor Luc van Loon
•  #127 - "Time Restricted Eating and Exercise" with Evelyn Parr PhD

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