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[bigray]

Is it good to eat a bowl of cereal like a small one and a banana before u go to sleep?

[str8flexed]

yes you can have carbs before bed...nothing about nightfall alters the laws of thermodynamics.
peace

[Gamer]

Yes, you can have carbs before bed time. But don't consume too much of it at this time.

At night insulin resisitance is high, so carb uptake is bad. It would be advisable to eat a low-carb, medium-fat, high protein meal before bed time.

The fats should contain mostly omega-3's, these have been proven to decrease insulin resistance while increasing insulin sensitivity. Omega-3's have also the ability to decrease protein degradation.

Slow digesting protein will be the best choice to eat before bed time. Because at night you want to have a steady flux of amino acids to stay anti-catabolic as long as possible.

[Raffi]

"Cereal" is too general of a word. Cereals, mostly are made of refined sugars. Not all of them though. I would advice to consume an unflavoured cup of oatmeal and add a sweatener, if you want carbs before bed time. This will have plenty of fiber to slow down the digestion process keeping insulin suppressed. Like the gentelman above said, protien before bed is a much better choice.

[str8flexed]

Originally posted by Gamer
Yes, you can have carbs before bed time. But don't consume too much of it at this time.

At night insulin resisitance is high, so carb uptake is bad. It would be advisable to eat a low-carb, medium-fat, high protein meal before bed time.

can you site me a study or reference for this?

[Anxed]

Originally posted by str8flexed
can you site me a study or reference for this?

Bump... that would be the first time Ive heard this..

[Gamer]

Here are a bunch of studies that proves what I cited above.

Van Cauter E, Shapiro ET, Tillil H, Polonsky KS. Circadian modulation of glucose and insulin responses to meals: relationship to cortisol rhythm. Am J Physiol. 1992;262:E467-E475.

Jarret RJ. Rhythms in insulin and glucose. In: Krieger DT, ed. Endocrine Rhythms. New York, NY: Raven Press Publishers; 1979:247-258.

Service FJ, Hall LD, Westland RE, O'Brien PC, Go VLW, Haymond MW, Rizza RA. Effect of size, time of the day and sequence of meal ingestion on carbohydrate tolerance in normal subjects. Diabetologia. 1983;25:316-321.

Lee A, Ader M, Bray GA, Bergman RN. Diurnal variation in glucose tolerance: cyclic suppression of insulin action and insulin secretion in normal weight, but not obese, subjects. Diabetes. 1992;41:742-749.

[bigray]

Ok, Thanks all for your comments i appreciate it. But Like i said if i do i eat a bowl of cereal like fruity pebbles and whole milk and a banana. But if not i eat like chicken breast or some cheese

[str8flexed]

Originally posted by Gamer
Here are a bunch of studies that proves what I cited above.

Van Cauter E, Shapiro ET, Tillil H, Polonsky KS. Circadian modulation of glucose and insulin responses to meals: relationship to cortisol rhythm. Am J Physiol. 1992;262:E467-E475.

Jarret RJ. Rhythms in insulin and glucose. In: Krieger DT, ed. Endocrine Rhythms. New York, NY: Raven Press Publishers; 1979:247-258.

Service FJ, Hall LD, Westland RE, O'Brien PC, Go VLW, Haymond MW, Rizza RA. Effect of size, time of the day and sequence of meal ingestion on carbohydrate tolerance in normal subjects. Diabetologia. 1983;25:316-321.

Lee A, Ader M, Bray GA, Bergman RN. Diurnal variation in glucose tolerance: cyclic suppression of insulin action and insulin secretion in normal weight, but not obese, subjects. Diabetes. 1992;41:742-749.

well thank you for the references but unfortunately you can never PROOVE something in science...you can only support it or disproove it. Nevertheless thank you for the information.

[Zen_Lifter]

Originally posted by bigray
Ok, Thanks all for your comments i appreciate it. But Like i said if i do i eat a bowl of cereal like fruity pebbles and whole milk and a banana. But if not i eat like chicken breast or some cheese

honestly what do you think? do you really think fruity pebbles are doing you any good???? think about it.