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correlational
mixed effect
Taking 3 grams of glycine before bed might work differently than sleeping pills like benzodiazepines
Scientific Claim
Glycine ingestion (3 g) before bedtime is associated with different effects on sleep compared to traditional hypnotic drugs such as benzodiazepines in individuals with poor sleep
Source Excerpt
“Thus, a bolus ingestion of glycine before bedtime seems to produce subjective and objective improvement of the sleep quality in a different way than traditional hypnotic drugs such as benzodiazepines.”