Sleep Quality And Nutrition Flashcards

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1
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Good quality of sleep with regular eating linked with

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Production of hormones

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2
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One of the best ways to achieve good sleep hygiene

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Following healthy balanced diet

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3
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In Mediterranean diet, better

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Sleep hygene

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4
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In Mediterranean diet, lower levels of

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Insomnia

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5
Q

Insufficient sleep disrupts hormones that govern

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Appetite

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6
Q

Insufficient sleep make us much

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Hungrier

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7
Q

Insufficient sleepers opt for foods with

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Higher fat content

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8
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When you don’t sleep much _ levels rise

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Cortisol

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9
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With cortisol, body _ to save for fight or flight

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Holds onto fat

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10
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70 percent of less than 6 hour sleep participants lost weight from _ rather than fat

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Lean muscle mass

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11
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Cortisol metabolizes _ instead of fat

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Muscles (protein)

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12
Q

_ foods can hinder sleep

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Spicy

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13
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Tryptophan is an amino acid that

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Promotes sleep

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14
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Small _ snack before bed promotes sleep

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Protein/carb

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15
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Tryptophan found in small quantities in all

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Protein foods

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16
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Best sources of tryptophan (E,S)

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Eggs

Soybean

17
Q

Best sources of tryptophan (P,M)

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Poultry

Meat

18
Q

Best sources of tryptophan (F,C)

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Fish

Cheese

19
Q

Tryptophan precursor to sleep inducing chemicals (2)

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Serotonin

Melatonin

20
Q

For tryptophan to have sedative effect, needs to be consumed with

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Carb foods

21
Q

When sleep deprived more ghrelin is released and less _ is present

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Leptin

22
Q

When you have enough sleep _ is reversed

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Leptin/ghrelin

23
Q

Recommend hour range of sleep per night

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7-9

24
Q

_ percent of Americans get 9+ hours of sleep per night

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9

25
Q

60% of Americans get _ sleep per night (range)

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7-8

26
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33% of Americans get _ hrs of sleep per night or fewer

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