FAT TIMING

FAT TIMING 

For most people, it doesn’t really matter when you eat during they day.  Total energy balance (calories in vs. calories out) is the main factor.  

However, if you’re an active exerciser or competitive athlete, you can optimize your  nutrition by timing your food intake.   

Regarding fat specifically, it’s important for performance and recovery to keep your dietary fat intake LOW immediately before and after exercise.  

Fat (and any food/macronutrients) eaten with fat are digested much slower than they would be without the presence of fat.  

As we’ve discussed before, carbohydrate is the body’s preferred fuel source so keep those pre-post workout meals high in carbs, and low in fat so those carbs are available quickly! 

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