Dietary intake and exercise are related to sleep patterns. Research
has reported that exercise prior to bedtime will assist in the decrease
of sleep onset latency (SOL). Food composed of high fat and carbohydrate
has also been cited for a decrease in SOL. This study hypothesizes
that those who intake high carbohydrate and fat foods will report being
sleepier than those who don’t consume such nutrition. Exercise is also
hypothesized to decrease SOL. This study involves 28 undergraduate football
players who report their sleep state on the Epworth sleepiness scale, partake
in a sleep onset latency test, and finally, document their diet and exercise
in the last 5 hours. There was no significant correlation among fat
intake, carbohydrate consumption, exercise intensity, and SOL. SOL
appeared to be lower in athletes compared to the college population.
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