ReviewCurrent nutrition reports2021
The Relationship Between Diet and Sleep in Older Adults: a Narrative Review.
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Determinants of natural adult sleep: An umbrella review.PloS one · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of an educational intervention on frailty status, physical function, physical activity, sleep patterns, and nutritional status of older adults with frailty or pre-frailty: the FRAGSALUD study.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- The association between honey consumption amount and physical activity, sleep quality, and Nottingham health profile in young adults.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Dietary melatonin, chronotype, and night eating syndrome in relation to sleep quality among adults.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Gender specific associations and interactions of fat quality with sleep and mental health in the elderly.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Unraveling the connection between the Mediterranean diet and sleep health: from biological mechanisms to clinical implications.Sleep & breathing = Schlaf & Atmung · 2025Review
- Sleep disturbances among older adults from the Russian Far East experiencing social loss: is there a sex difference?BMC public health · 2025Article
- Psychological Resilience and Sleep Quality Among the Elderly: The Mediating Role of Social Support.Nature and science of sleep · 2025Article
- Digital Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Mixed Methods Evaluation.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- The Association Between Nutritional Status, Diet Quality, and Sleep Quality Among the Elderly in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of aging research · 2025Article
- An Online Multimodal Food Data Exploration Platform for Specific Population Health: Development Study.JMIR formative research · 2024Article
- Exploring the prioritisation of sleep, diet, and physical activity as pillars of health: correlates and associations with health behaviours in Australian adults.Journal of activity, sedentary and sleep behaviors · 2023Article
- Sweet dreams are not made of this: no association between diet and sleep quality.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2023Article
- Sleep Pathologies and Eating Disorders: A Crossroad for Neurology, Psychiatry and Nutrition.Nutrients · 2023Review
- Associations between Milk Intake and Sleep Disorders in Chinese Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Association between Mediterranean dietary pattern with sleep duration, sleep quality and brain derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in Iranian adults.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Symptoms of sleep problems and adherence to dietary guidelines in older women: evidence from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health.Public health nutrition · 2023Article
- Mediterranean Diet Adherence Is Associated with Favorable Health-Related Quality of Life, Physical Activity, and Sleep Quality in a Community-Dwelling Greek Older Population.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Health and Nutrition Analysis in Older Adults in San José de Minas Rural Parish in Quito, Ecuador.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2023Article
- Mediterranean Diet on Sleep: A Health Alliance.Nutrients · 2022Review
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Abstract
purpose of reviewOlder adults more frequently experience reduced sleep quality and quantity compared to younger adults. Diet is one modifiable lifestyle factor that may influence sleep outcomes in older adults. The purpose of this review is to synthesise the current literature investigating the impact of diet, including foods and nutrients, on the sleep quality and quantity of older adults. RECENT
findingsOverall, the observational and intervention studies suggest that following a Mediterranean diet, and the consumption of certain food items (e.g. milk), and nutrients (e.g. vitamin D and vitamin E) may influence (improve or reduce) sleep quality and quantity. This review describes the potential efficacy for dietary factors to improve sleep outcomes in older adults. However, given the heterogeneity of included studies in this review (i.e. aims, methodologies, and outcomes assessed), it is difficult to consolidate the available evidence to make specific recommendations. More targeted research exploring the relationship between diet and sleep in older adults is needed to strengthen the current evidence base.
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