Adherence
Unhealthy eating habits, specifically consuming energy drinks, sugar-sweetened beverages, skipping breakfast, and eating irregularly, are significantly associated with poor sleep quality.
Your eating schedule matters as much as what you eat. Skipping breakfast, eating irregularly, and drinking energy drinks or sugary sodas are all linked to worse sleep. Try to eat regular meals, including breakfast, and avoid caffeinated energy drinks, especially in the afternoon or evening.
Poor sleep quality was also significantly and positively associated with consumption of energy drinks and sugar-sweetened beverages, skipping breakfast, and eating irregularly.
Why this rating
Cross-sectional design limits causal inference, but the association is statistically significant after adjustment.
Source
Low Intake of Vegetables, High Intake of Confectionary, and Unhealthy Eating Habits are Associated with Poor Sleep Quality among Middle‐aged Female Japanese Workers
Ryoko Katagiri et al. · Journal of Occupational Health · 2014
DOI 10.1539/joh.14-0051-oa
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