Mike's post here:
starting off with a question, which might actually be addressed by the above quote:
anything to this?
made me think "hey, I can't wait for a nutrition thread because I don't know anything about that stuff." so here it is!Meow wrote:Yes, it will raise your protein metabolism. Protein can be broken down by your body into glucose which will give you energy, but it's much more efficient for your body to break down carbs into glucose. So in turn, you will be wasting your caloric intake as energy since it will burn calories just to provide your body with glucose from protein. Downing carbs is the obvious choice for energy, protein is best taken after or just before a workout to assist with the post-workout muscle building.
starting off with a question, which might actually be addressed by the above quote:
meat is obviously part of a healthy diet, but I've read that meat intake does significantly slow the body's food-processing (and this is all metabolism is, right?), resulting in 30% more time between bowel movements.Newmantopia wrote:meat gives you energy. It is high in calories and results in a faster metabolism.
anything to this?