Night-time eating and HGH levels

[Reaver1881]

I was looking around for scientific information regarding consuming food before bed and how it effects your HGH levels but I couldnt find anything.

Is there any true behind eating food before bed and the negative effect on your HGH levels while you sleep?

[AllGenetix]

no, dont worry about it

[in10city]

I was looking around for scientific information regarding consuming food before bed and how it effects your HGH levels but I couldnt find anything.

Is there any true behind eating food before bed and the negative effect on your HGH levels while you sleep?
The claim I always seen written has to do with elevated blood glucose and "don't eat the carbz before bed". However blood glucose induced suppression of growth hormone release during the awake state is typically followed by a rebound release of the previously sequestered hormone. Also the effect during sleep may not be the same. Studies with child subjects provided with nocturnal total parenteral nutrition solutions have shown no effect on GH release despite hyperglycemia. Also this study showed no significant alteration. The difference in the insulin response to oral vs. IV glucose may change the results since oral glucose has an incretin effect but that's just speculation.

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/32/1/65

[PeZzYy]

No clue but im always hungry at night and being on a college campus sucks

[bigboirez09]

you should eat something before bed, especially if you're bulking. a slow releasing protein source such as cottage cheese is perfect.

[Biokinetic]

No clue but im always hungry at night and being on a college campus sucks

Its all about breaking the "cycle" of eating before bed. If you are trying to loose weight eating carbs before bed is a sure way to not drop those pounds. When your body is tired it naturally drops in sugar levels and craves those late night snacks. You need to get out of the routine of eating before bed and you wont be "hungry" anymore at that time. If you really are hungry, eat a high protien snack; Cottage cheese, Casien protein shake, Egg whites, 1/2 cup almonds. And if that doesnt help your craving, drink a ton of water and chew a piece of gum. Then GO TO BED! Haha! You can do it- its hard but it can be done!

[Martin Berkhan]

Worth mentioning here is that dietary fat* also affects GH negatively ACUTELY just like carbs. Eating just about anything but protein impacts GH negatively.

GH is secreted in a pulse-like fashion and late-night eating does not mess with the nocturnal GH-pulses in normal circumstances.

* There's an old infusion-study from the 70's where they compared glucose and lipid. I got it somewhere. I'll post it when and if I find it. (It's a scan since it ain't online, I think. It's indexed on PubMed though.)

[MarkVI]

No clue but im always hungry at night and being on a college campus sucks


you should eat something before bed, especially if you're bulking. a slow releasing protein source such as cottage cheese is perfect.


Its all about breaking the "cycle" of eating before bed. If you are trying to loose weight eating carbs before bed is a sure way to not drop those pounds. When your body is tired it naturally drops in sugar levels and craves those late night snacks. You need to get out of the routine of eating before bed and you wont be "hungry" anymore at that time. If you really are hungry, eat a high protien snack; Cottage cheese, Casien protein shake, Egg whites, 1/2 cup almonds. And if that doesnt help your craving, drink a ton of water and chew a piece of gum. Then GO TO BED! Haha! You can do it- its hard but it can be done!

Guys, this is advanced nutrition section, not the regular BS of the broscience nutrition forum.





Worth mentioning here is that dietary fat* also affects GH negatively ACUTELY just like carbs. Eating just about anything but protein impacts GH negatively.

GH is secreted in a pulse-like fashion and late-night eating does not mess with the nocturnal GH-pulses in normal circumstances.

* There's an old infusion-study from the 70's where they compared glucose and lipid. I got it somewhere. I'll post it when and if I find it. (It's a scan since it ain't online, I think. It's indexed on PubMed though.)

Would be very interested to see that! Since the vast majority of us eat right before bed day after day after day, it would be interesting to see if there is any differences at all in GH release due to meal composition.

[roccobladr]

The claim I always seen written has to do with elevated blood glucose and "don't eat the carbz before bed". However blood glucose induced suppression of growth hormone release during the awake state is typically followed by a rebound release of the previously sequestered hormone. Also the effect during sleep may not be the same. Studies with child subjects provided with nocturnal total parenteral nutrition solutions have shown no effect on GH release despite hyperglycemia. Also this study showed no significant alteration. The difference in the insulin response to oral vs. IV glucose may change the results since oral glucose has an incretin effect but that's just speculation.

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/32/1/65

Is this study with child subjects even applicable though? Don't children by nature have alot more GH being produced because they...are growing?

[gekkoboy14]

Its all about breaking the "cycle" of eating before bed. If you are trying to loose weight eating carbs before bed is a sure way to not drop those pounds.

what is this? i dont even...

[Wardy191991]

Might not be related directly to that but still on the subject. I've read that when we eat late at night we tend not to have proper meals or decent food. Instead we tend to go for fast food type things which apparently is why people can have a very good diet all day long and ruin it just before they go to bed.
This may help it may not.

[PaynESTER]

Might not be related directly to that but still on the subject. I've read that when we eat late at night we tend not to have proper meals or decent food. Instead we tend to go for fast food type things which apparently is why people can have a very good diet all day long and ruin it just before they go to bed.
This may help it may not.

food is food