Sleep depends on the quality and quantity of the diet and several studies have shown that food deprivation results in a shorter sleep duration. It has also been shown that in the newborn the intake of some essential aa improves sleep through their action on the synthesis of specific neurotransmitters. Aim: to test whether the quantity and/or quality of dietary proteins could improve sleep recovery during refeeding after caloric deprivation. Sleep parameters compared in rats fed ab limitum, rats restricted for 4 days and rats fed isocalorically after food restriction with three diets different in quantity (14 and 30%) or quality (milk proteins or ALAC) of proteins.
Slow-wave sleep recovery was enhanced in ALAC-fed rats.
Year: 2004
Nationality: France
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