Episode 145 of the Institute of Performance Nutrition‘s We Do Science podcast! In this episode, Laurent Bannock discusses the impact of nighttime feeding 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