Research highlighted that many of the benefits of aerobic exercise come from the most recent session — and that what you eat afterward shapes the metabolic payoff. Different post-workout food choices produced measurably different effects on the body’s metabolism.
Why it matters: it reframes the post-workout meal as part of the workout, not an afterthought.
From Dr. Jason Dean’s show archive (February 2010), summarized in our own words. Original reporting via ScienceDaily (January 2010). Educational only — not medical advice, and not evaluated by the FDA.
