Bile contains bile salts which help to emulsify fats, bile pigments derived from the breakdown of red blood cells, cholesterol, lecithin and traces of various minerals and metals. Fig. 64 Bile . The human gallbladder and bile duct.
A study published in âThe British Journal of Nutritionâ in 2014 found that eating 30 grams of whey or casein protein 30 minutes before sleep causes a higher resting energy expenditure the next morning compared with not eating before bed or consuming carbohydrates before bedtime.
Walnuts are a good source of the amino acid tryptophan. One serving of walnuts (about a handful) contains 318 mg of this beneficial amino acid (Self Nutrition Data, 2015b). Thus, eating a walnut-rich snack an hour or two before bed could help you drift off to sleep more easily.