3. Eating Before Bed
Eating before bed is not a wise decision. While you are sleeping, your metabolism slows down. It is for this reason and this reason only that you do not want to eat within 3 hours of going to bed.
The food that you eat will possibly be stored as fat because your body will not be able to burn it off completely. Think about it, you are going 8 or more hours without giving your body anything to keep it going anyway, so the danger is two fold. Avoid it whenever you can and you won't regret it!
I think it says not to eat, it seems to say both actually.
But, not giving your food something to feed off during sleep, mainly protein, will help with muscle loss I'm sure ?