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In pregnant women during the later stages of pregnancy, eating over a period longer than 12 hours per day is linked to lower levels of melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles, across multiple measures of its daily production.
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When pregnant women eat over a longer period each day—like snacking late into the night—their body produces less of the sleep hormone melatonin, which can mess with their sleep cycle. The study found this link clearly in healthy pregnant women.
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