The Claim
In healthy young women aged 21–25, consuming dinner 1 hour before bedtime for four consecutive days reduces total sleep time by approximately 33 minutes and decreases sleep efficiency by 6.8% compared to consuming dinner 5 hours before bedtime, resulting in increased nocturnal awakenings and disrupted sleep continuity.
What the research says
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When healthy women aged 21–25 eat dinner one hour before bed for four days, they sleep 33 minutes less and have 6.8% lower sleep efficiency than when they eat dinner five hours before bed, with more awakenings during the night.
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In healthy young women aged 21–25, consuming dinner 1 hour before bedtime for four consecutive days reduces total sleep time by approximately 33 minutes and decreases sleep efficiency by 6.8% compared to eating dinner 5 hours before bedtime, indicating that late-night eating disrupts sleep continuity and increases nocturnal awakenings.
Eating a meal right before bed causes blood sugar to stay high during the night. When blood sugar drops suddenly while sleeping, the body reacts by waking up briefly many times, which breaks sleep into pieces and reduces total sleep time.
What the research says
1 studyWhen young women ate dinner just one hour before bed, they slept less and woke up more during the night compared to when they ate dinner five hours before bed. This shows that eating too close to bedtime can mess with sleep quality.
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