High-glycemic-index carbohydrate meals shorten sleep onset

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 426-430

  Afaghi, Ahmad ^a   O'Connor, Helen ^a   Chow, Chin Moi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbohydrates; Glycemic index; Sleep quality; Sleep timing

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GLYCEMIC INDEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN RESPONSE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; TEST MEAL;

JASMINUM;

EID: 33846867259     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/85.2.426     Document Type: Article

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