How Food Affects Sleep
The Exam Room by the Physicians Committee
Physicians Committee
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🗓️ 14 April 2020
⏱️ 82 minutes
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Summary
Could food be keeping you awake at night? We already know that what we eat affects everything from our weight to our ability to fight viruses, but we're now learning that it also plays a big role in how much sleep we get at night.
On this episode of The Exam Room™ podcast, "The Weight Loss Champion" Chuck Carroll is joined by Dr. Hana Kahleova to explore how a healthy diet could be the difference between a good night's rest or tossing and turning all night. The pair also discuss the foods that are most likely to interrupt your beauty sleep and those that will keep you dreaming all night long.
Given the enormous role sleep plays in immune function, it is more important than ever to make sure we're getting a full eight hours!
Plus, Dr. Neal Barnard answers a listener's question about how long the coronavirus can live on fresh fruit and vegetables. He also offers tips on the best way to wash produce to keep the virus from spreading in the kitchen.
Chuck then revisits a segment with dietitian Lee Crosby about the side effects of keto diet that might make you think twice about rolling out the red carpet for fat while kicking carbs to the curb.
If you would like to submit a question for the doctor please tweet @ChuckCarrollWLC or @PCRM using the hashtag #ExamRoomPodcast.
Schedule a telemedicine appointment with doctors and dietitians at Barnard Medical Center. Available to residents of the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, Missouri, New York and Massachusetts.
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Sleep Studies
Effects of Diet on Sleep Quality: https://bit.ly/2xfW4Ge
Diet promotes sleep duration and quality: https://bit.ly/2V0B13q
Study: Plant-based diets: Reducing cardiovascular risk by improving sleep quality?: https://bit.ly/3ccSJGK
Fiber and Saturated Fat Are Associated with Sleep Arousals and Slow Wave Sleep: https://bit.ly/3b3oxh3
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Chuck Carroll
Twitter: @ChuckCarrollWLC
IG: @ChuckCarrollWLC
Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/ChuckFacebook
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Dr. Neal Barnard
Twitter: @DrNealBarnard
IG: @DrNealBarnard
Facebook: http://bit.ly/DrBarnardFB
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Lee Crosby
Twitter: @Veggie_Quest
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Physicians Committee
Twitter: @PCRM
Facebook: https://wghtloss.cc/PCRMFacebook
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Barnard Medical Center Telemedicine
Schedule Appointment: https://bit.ly/BMCtelemed
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COVID-19 Resources
PCRM: https://bit.ly/PCRMcovid
COVID-19 Global Map: https://bit.ly/CVID19map
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| 0:00.0 | One in three Americans is sleep deprived. |
| 0:03.2 | It's really fascinating to see what only one day of unhealthy meals can do for you. |
| 0:09.4 | It highlights the importance of diet in the quality of sleep. |
| 0:13.4 | If you eat a lot of sugar and processed carbohydrates, |
| 0:16.8 | you may wake up more frequently during the night. |
| 0:19.8 | Well, hello there. |
| 0:30.0 | And welcome to the Exam Room Podcast. |
| 0:32.0 | We're all to you by the Physicians Committee. |
| 0:34.1 | Hi, I am the Weight Loss Champion, Chuck Carroll. |
| 0:37.6 | Thank you so very much for giving the show a listen, or a view, or a download, wherever |
| 0:43.1 | it is in the world that you are. |
| 0:45.6 | We appreciate the fact that you are here. |
| 0:50.8 | And today we are going to be talking about sleep. |
| 0:54.3 | You know, we're supposed to get eight hours of it every night, but most of us can only |
| 0:59.7 | dream about getting that much. |
| 1:02.8 | Between work and family and just basically cramming as much as we possibly can on the |
| 1:08.0 | calendar, our days are long and our nights are short. |
| 1:13.6 | We wake up feeling groggy and then hit the wall in the afternoon. |
| 1:17.2 | But here's the question. |
| 1:20.5 | What role does food play in all of this? |
| 1:25.2 | Well with sleep playing such a crucial role in the immune system, it really is an important |
| 1:31.3 | question as we continue our fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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