Sleep and Food Choice in a Dutch Student Population

Authors

  • Cathalijn H C Leenaars Dept. of Anaesthesiology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland
  • Inge P M Klinkenberg Dept. of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology / Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Audreu Aussems Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Nedim Borger Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Vivian Faatz Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Anneloes Hak Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Ellen Houben Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Joyce Ramackers Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Daphne Snackers Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht University, Maastricht
  • Andries Kalsbeek Dept. of Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms, Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience (NIN), an institute of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5334/jcr.ag

Keywords:

sleep diary, food diary, fat, protein, carbohydrates

Abstract

Background: The increased risk of obesity among short sleepers is most likely explained by increased energy intake. However, food intake could not only be altered quantitavely but also qualitatively. Therefore, we performed a correlational analysis on self-reported food intake and sleep in 51 students from Maastricht and surroundings.

Results: Students that slept longer had a lower caloric intake: ρ = −0.378, p = 0.006, the amount of calories consumed per minute awake remaining relatively stable. However, sleep duration did not correlate with intake of percentage fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates or protein. Average energy intake during the reported breakfasts, lunches, dinners or snacks separately did also not correlate with total sleep time.

Conclusion: It seems that shorter sleep correlates with absolute caloric intake, but not with the intake of specific dietary components.

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Published

2015-07-09

Issue

Vol. 13 (2015)

Section

Short Paper

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