5 eating habits that can help you sleep better at night
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Want better sleep at night? You may need to rethink your eating habits, say sleep specialists.
Noshing on a giant cheeseburger and drinking a boozy cocktail right before bed, for example, may disrupt your nighttime rest. And snacking on a bowl of cherries instead of, say, a sugar cookie, may allow for more restful sleep.
"What you eat, in terms of nutrients, fats, sugar and fiber, can all play a role in sleep quality at night," says Marie-Pierre St-Onge , a nutrition scientist and researcher at Columbia University and the co-author of the cookbook Eat Better, Sleep Better .
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