The Relationship Between Diet and Sleep in Older Adults: a Narrative Review
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Irwin, C
Vincent, GE
Khalesi, S
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Purpose of Review: Older adults more frequently experience reduced sleep quality and quantity compared to younger adults. Diet is one modifiable lifestyle factor that may influence sleep outcomes in older adults. The purpose of this review is to synthesise the current literature investigating the impact of diet, including foods and nutrients, on the sleep quality and quantity of older adults. Recent Findings: Overall, the observational and intervention studies suggest that following a Mediterranean diet, and the consumption of certain food items (e.g. milk), and nutrients (e.g. vitamin D and vitamin E) may influence (improve or reduce) sleep quality and quantity. Summary: This review describes the potential efficacy for dietary factors to improve sleep outcomes in older adults. However, given the heterogeneity of included studies in this review (i.e. aims, methodologies, and outcomes assessed), it is difficult to consolidate the available evidence to make specific recommendations. More targeted research exploring the relationship between diet and sleep in older adults is needed to strengthen the current evidence base.
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Current Nutrition Reports
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© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2021. This is an electronic version of an article published in Annals of biomedical engineering, 2021. Annals of biomedical engineering is available online at: http://link.springer.com/ with the open URL of your article.
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Gupta, CC; Irwin, C; Vincent, GE; Khalesi, S, The Relationship Between Diet and Sleep in Older Adults: a Narrative Review, Current Nutrition Reports, 2021