Kennyn27's Journal, 25 Sep 19

Is there a benefit to taking casein before bed?

The summary said this:
"If you haven’t consumed enough protein during the day, then taking casein before bed can bene t you, but the same can be said of any other protein.155 Time of ingestion doesn’t seem to matter: whether in the morning or near bedtime, a fast-digesting protein, such as whey protein, seems a better choice for increasing strength and muscle mass than a slow-digesting protein, such as micellar casein."

The article continues to say that MPS (muscle protein synthesis) lasts for the same amount of time between whey (fast digesting 3-4 hours) and casein (slow digesting 6-7 hours) protein. Therefore giving no advantage to casein at bedtime.

This was all new news for me, I believed there was a benefit to taking casein at bedtime, but it seems whey will give the same benefit. You can read the whole article at examine.com. They did a whole study on protein, it was a very interesting read.

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