^^ That would be the advice for PROTEIN, not carbs. You'd want a slow release protein (preferred) right before bed, and only TRACE carbs. So if you have a carb cutoff 5 hours before bed, that means all your meals from that point on are lean cuts of protein/shakes, and lots of green veggies such as broccoli. Carbs are the devil before bed.
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Things to Remember:
• Eating too much food, especially carbohydrates, late at night increases your body fat stores
• Eating high-glycemic carbs (pasta, potatoes, white rice, sugar, etc.) right before bed will spike your insulin levels and blunt nighttime Human Growth Hormone (HGH) production.
• That's very bad because about 80% of this fat-burning, muscle-building "super hormone" is released during sleep.
• If you fast for 11 hours (8 PM to 7 am for instance) your body will begin burning significant amounts of fat around the 5th hour (1 am) and continue to do so until you wake up.
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