Study links people who do not sleep enough to malnutrition

Lack of sleep is linked to poor nutrition, but we do not really know why both can appear together. The badociation between these problems was revealed by a study examining data from the National Health and Nutrition Survey, according to the American Society for Nutrition, which found that people who slept less seven hours a night may also lack sufficient amounts of essential nutrients.

According to the CDC, adults should sleep more than seven hours a night to stay healthy. The new study found that American adults who received less than this number also consumed on average fewer nutrients such as vitamins D and A, zinc, niacin, etc.

A number of minerals and vitamins are essential for health, but are not produced by the human body. A person with a poor diet can miss at least one of these micronutrients, which eventually disrupt normal bodily functions or possibly the development of diseases or other problems.

In addition to the link between lack of sleep and poor nutrition, the study found that more nutrients were badociated with lack of sleep in women; According to the study, the intake of dietary supplements reduced the number, suggesting a potential benefit of supplementation to fill the nutritional gaps in his diet.

The results will be revealed by the lead author of the study, Chioma Ikonte, at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition. Due to the nature of the study, researchers have not been able to determine whether poor sleep quality impairs the quality of sleep or poor sleep quality eventually leads to nutritional deficits.