The Ideal Nutrition Podcast · Aidan Muir and Torwen Eerkens

Do Carbs Before Bed Improve Sleep?

·12 min·1 clip

When you zoom out and balance the research, it's so clear that meal timing just doesn't matter for body composition.

This episode examines whether eating carbohydrates before bed can improve sleep quality. It explores the proposed mechanisms like the tryptophan pathway, reviews mixed research findings, and debunks common myths about nighttime carbs causing fat gain. The hosts provide practical recommendations for who might benefit from this strategy and who should avoid it.

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