Andrew Huberman· PhD
However, it's been shown that it least for short periods of training, it doesn't really seem to matter whether or not you eat before training or you don't, if your goal is fat oxidation.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
However, it's been shown that it least for short periods of training, it doesn't really seem to matter whether or not you eat before training or you don't, if your goal is fat oxidation.
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If you're going to go long duration, it probably doesn't matter unless you're exercising longer than 90 minutes, whether or not you eat or not.
For short periods of training, it doesn't really seem to matter whether or not you eat before training or you don't if your goal is fat oxidation.
Time-restricted eating produces fat loss independent of total calories.
A 72-hour fast measurably improves autophagy markers in healthy adults.
One-meal-a-day (OMAD) eating patterns increase all-cause mortality in long-running cohort data.
Eating the largest meal before 3pm improves 24-hour glucose vs. an evening-heavy schedule, calorie-matched.