Sleep Quality And Nutrition Flashcards

1
Q

Good quality of sleep with regular eating linked with

A

Production of hormones

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2
Q

One of the best ways to achieve good sleep hygiene

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Following healthy balanced diet

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3
Q

In Mediterranean diet, better

A

Sleep hygene

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4
Q

In Mediterranean diet, lower levels of

A

Insomnia

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5
Q

Insufficient sleep disrupts hormones that govern

A

Appetite

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6
Q

Insufficient sleep make us much

A

Hungrier

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7
Q

Insufficient sleepers opt for foods with

A

Higher fat content

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8
Q

When you don’t sleep much _ levels rise

A

Cortisol

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9
Q

With cortisol, body _ to save for fight or flight

A

Holds onto fat

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10
Q

70 percent of less than 6 hour sleep participants lost weight from _ rather than fat

A

Lean muscle mass

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11
Q

Cortisol metabolizes _ instead of fat

A

Muscles (protein)

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12
Q

_ foods can hinder sleep

A

Spicy

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13
Q

Tryptophan is an amino acid that

A

Promotes sleep

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14
Q

Small _ snack before bed promotes sleep

A

Protein/carb

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15
Q

Tryptophan found in small quantities in all

A

Protein foods

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16
Q

Best sources of tryptophan (E,S)

A

Eggs

Soybean

17
Q

Best sources of tryptophan (P,M)

A

Poultry

Meat

18
Q

Best sources of tryptophan (F,C)

A

Fish

Cheese

19
Q

Tryptophan precursor to sleep inducing chemicals (2)

A

Serotonin

Melatonin

20
Q

For tryptophan to have sedative effect, needs to be consumed with

A

Carb foods

21
Q

When sleep deprived more ghrelin is released and less _ is present

A

Leptin

22
Q

When you have enough sleep _ is reversed

A

Leptin/ghrelin

23
Q

Recommend hour range of sleep per night

A

7-9

24
Q

_ percent of Americans get 9+ hours of sleep per night

A

9

25
Q

60% of Americans get _ sleep per night (range)

A

7-8

26
Q

33% of Americans get _ hrs of sleep per night or fewer

A

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