Thursday, December 11, 2008

Weight Loss and Post Workout Snack


If weight loss is one of your goals, you should not eat right after working out.

According to Barry S. Braun, director of the Energy Metabolism Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, "If people are going to go out and exercise to benefit their health, they should not be eating back the calories immediately upon finishing, or within a couple of hours of finishing. In order to maintain the benefits, you need to be in this calorie deficit."

Researchers conducted an experiment to see the outcome of post workout snack to weight loss, and found out that exercise increased the insulin efficiency by 40% for those who did not eat afterwards. However, that was completely wiped out to those who had a high-carb drink afterwards.


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