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correlational
positive effect
Taking glycine before bed might help people who have trouble sleeping feel like they slept better.
Scientific Claim
Glycine ingestion (3 g) before bedtime was associated with improved subjective sleep quality in individuals with chronic unsatisfactory sleep, as measured by self-reported sleep assessments.
Source Excerpt
“Glycine improved subjective sleep quality and sleep efficacy (sleep time/in-bed time), and shortened PSG latency both to sleep onset and to slow wave sleep without changes in the sleep architecture.”