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Is it true that you can eat anything you want within 15 minutes of working out without putting on weight?

My friend and I were having an argument where he was saying that you can pretty much eat any food after working out and even if its unhealthy, there is a window of time where your body is looking to replenish itself. This article seems to agree with me but is there any truth to this comment?

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  • I think this is a duplicate of the linked question, pretty much anything about diet timings is a myth. – Baarn Jan 05 '13 at 14:17
  • @Informaficker I've experienced pretty clear post-workout differences in dairy and carb digestion, and read the science behind it. I'm also convinced by evidence for post-workout protein absorption being different. The "eat anything!" idea is hopelessly oversimplified, but let's not dismiss the whole thing as a myth. – Dave Liepmann Jan 05 '13 at 15:49
  • @DaveLiepmann I might have been to radical, I wont rule out that the body behaves different directly after workout (or contrary while we sleep), but I don't think that the effect is as big as it is talked about sometimes. – Baarn Jan 05 '13 at 16:09

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I'd say there is no truth to the statement that you can eat ANYTHING just because you just finished a workout. I mean no one is going to suggest that a tub of lard is ok as long as you worked out, right?

Now what your friend probably heard, and misinterpreted, is that after a hard workout where you have depleted your muscle's glycogen stores, they are best able to replenish them in the 30-60 minutes after. Many endurance runners swear by a glass of chocolate milk at the end of a run, as the ratio of protein to carbs is just about optimal to replenish glycogen stores, possibly increasing the amount of glycogen stored, thereby increasing endurance in future workouts.

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