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Relationship between food intake and sleep pattern in healthy individuals

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Crispim, Cibele Aparecida, Zimberg, Ioná Zalcman, dos Reis, Bruno Gomes, Diniz, Rafael Marques, Tufik, Sérgio, de Mello, Marco Túlio·2011·Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between food intake and sleep patterns in healthy individuals.Methods Fifty-two healthy volunteers (27 women and 25 men) were recruited to participate in the study. Volunteers underwent sleep evaluation through nocturnal polysomnography and completed a 3-day food diary to evaluate food intake.Results No differences in sleep patterns were observed in either gender, except in the percentage of stage 1 sleep, which was greater in men. Different correlations were observed between sleep and dietary variables according to gender. The correlation between dietary and sleep variables in men indicated a negative relationship between nocturnal fat intake and the sleep latency, including REM sleep. The percentage of nocturnal fat intake correlated with sleep efficiency, sleep latency, REM latency, stage 2 sleep, REM sleep, and wake after sleep onset (WASO) in women. The percentage of nocturnal caloric intake correlated with sleep latency and efficiency in women.Conclusions We conclude that food intake during the nocturnal period is correlated with negative effects on the sleep quality of healthy individuals. Indeed, food intake near the sleeping period (dinner and late night snack) was negatively associated with sleep quality variables. More studies are necessary to elucidate the real effect of food intake on sleep.

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  • Dietary intake can impact sleep, and therefore the sleep-diet relationship may be bidirectional.

    “These results indicate that dietary intake can impact sleep and therefore the sleep-diet relationship may be bidirectional.”
  • In a study of adult women and men aged 19-45, greater nocturnal (dinner plus any late night snacks) intake of fat was associated with lower sleep efficiency, greater REM latency, higher percentage of N2, lower percentage of REM, and greater WASO after adjustment for age, gender, and socioeconomic status.

    “One study of adult women and men aged 19–45 years examined diet and sleep architecture using PSG and found that greater nocturnal (dinner plus any late night snacks) intake of fat was associated with lower sleep efficiency, greater REM latency, higher percentage of N2, lower percentage of REM and greater WASO after adjustment for age, gender, and socioeconomic status [161].”

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Authors
Crispim, C. A., Zimberg, I. Z., dos Reis, B. G., Diniz, R. M., Tufik, S., & de Mello, M. T.
Affiliations
  • Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (BR)
  • Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Corresponding author
Crispim, Cibele Aparecida
Venue
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Published
2011-12-15
Volume
7
Issue
6
Pages
659-664
ISSN
  • 1550-9389 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-9397
OpenAlex
W2141186476
Cited by
201
References
40
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FWCI
4.11
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Americanae (AECID Library) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
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Funders
  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (98/14303-3)
  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
  • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
  • Associação Fundo de Incentivo à Pesquisa
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and related disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Endocrine and Autonomic Systems › Circadian rhythm and melatonin
Keywords
dietary intake, sleep patterns, sleep quality, energy intake, sleep latency, REM sleep, sleep efficiency, wake after sleep onset, stage 1 sleep, sex differences, late-night eating, healthy adults
MeSH terms
Adult, Age Factors, Anthropometry, Energy Intake, Eating, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Monitoring, Physiologic, Regression Analysis, Sampling Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sex Factors, Sleep, Sleep Stages, Multivariate Analysis, Confidence Intervals, Polysomnography, Young Adult

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