Eating Fat Can Keep You Up At Night

Writing in the Washington Post, Jennifer LaRue Huget has some bad news for readers who hope that eating certain foods will help them sleep: Foods that promote sleep are hard to find. Foods that keep you awake, however, are more easily identified, and number one on that list is (not caffeine) fat. In a study that tracked the diets and sleep habits of 459 women enrolled in the federal
government's 15-year Women's Health Initiative, Women who ate the most fat slept for shorter times and took more naps, a
sign that they didn't get enough restful sleep at night. Huget helpfully directs us to a list of foods associated with more or less sleep.

Read more in the Washington Post.