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Consuming high-quality carbohydrates is linked to better sleep, while low-quality carbohydrates and high total carbohydrate intake correlate with poor sleep patterns. Dietary choices significantly impact sleep quality.

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  • Nutrition Science
  • Sleep Medicine
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Dietary habits are increasingly recognized for their role in overall health, including sleep quality.
  • The specific impact of carbohydrate quality and quantity on sleep patterns requires further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the correlation between daily carbohydrate consumption (quality and quantity) and the prevalence of poor sleep patterns.
  • To analyze how different dietary carbohydrate patterns influence sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and snoring.

Main Methods:

  • Categorized participants into four carbohydrate consumption patterns based on high-quality, low-quality, and total intake.
  • Assessed sleep patterns using metrics for sleep duration, daytime sleepiness, and snoring, defining poor sleep as a score of 2-3.
  • Employed survey-weighted multivariable logistic regression for statistical analysis.

Main Results:

  • Higher intake of high-quality carbohydrates was associated with a reduced likelihood of poor sleep (OR 0.71).
  • Increased consumption of low-quality carbohydrates (OR 1.39) and total carbohydrates (OR 1.31) correlated with a higher risk of poor sleep.
  • Carbohydrate intake pattern 4 showed a significantly lower risk of poor sleep compared to pattern 1 (OR 0.64).

Conclusions:

  • Low-quality carbohydrate consumption may increase susceptibility to poor sleep.
  • High-quality carbohydrate consumption appears to mitigate the risk of developing poor sleep patterns.
  • Dietary interventions focusing on carbohydrate quality may be beneficial for improving sleep health.