Associations of sleep quality, quantity and nutrition in oldest-old men The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS)

Jyväkorpi, Satu; Urtamo, Annele; Kivimäki, Mika; Strandberg, Timo

doi:10.1007/s41999-020-00421-z

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“…Several studies (not directly related to COVID-19) suggest that a plant-based diet rich in fruits and vegetables can lead to improved sleep quality [111,112]. The most recent example is the Helsinki Business study demonstrating an association between better sleep quality and vegetable consumption [113]. In contrast, a low-fiber and a high saturated fat intake were associated with lighter, less-restorative sleep [114].…”

Section: Sleep Qualitymentioning

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“…Potential benefits with regard to long-COVID-related symptoms High in fiber [24][25][26] A low fiber intake was associated with lighter, less restorative sleep [113]; increasing fiber consumption may be beneficial with regard to long-COVID-related sleep disorders High in antioxidants and polyphenols (e.g., quercetin) [21,52,53] Naturally-occurring dietary polyphenols exhibit antidepressant activity [42] and may be beneficial with regard to long-COVID-related mental health problems Antioxidants neutralize free radicals and may help to tackle prolonged systemic inflammation often found in long-COVID [136] Polyphenols positively affect several cell types implicated in immune function [145] and exhibit direct antiviral properties [146,147] Favorable fatty acid profile [83] (high in polyunsaturated fatty acids [85], low in saturated fat, cholesterol and arachidonic acid [84])…”

Section: Features Of Plant-based Dietsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management: Potential Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

Storz

2021

Curr Nutr Rep

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Purpose of Review The SARS-CoV-2-pandemic has caused mortality and morbidity at an unprecedented global scale. Many patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 continue to experience symptoms after the acute phase of infection and report fatigue, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and depression as well as arthralgia and muscle weakness. Summarized under the umbrella term “long-COVID,” these symptoms may last weeks to months and impose a substantial burden on affected individuals. Dietary approaches to tackle these complications have received comparably little attention. Although plant-based diets in particular were shown to exert benefits on underlying conditions linked to poor COVID-19 outcomes, their role with regard to COVID-19 sequelae is yet largely unknown. Thus, this review sought to investigate whether a plant-based diet could reduce the burden of long-COVID. Recent Findings The number of clinical trials investigating the role of plant-based nutrition in COVID-19 prevention and management is currently limited. Yet, there is evidence from pre-pandemic observational and clinical studies that a plant-based diet may be of general benefit with regard to several clinical conditions that can also be found in individuals with COVID-19. These include anxiety, depression, sleep disorders, and musculoskeletal pain. Adoption of a plant-based diet leads to a reduced intake in pro-inflammatory mediators and could be one accessible strategy to tackle long-COVID associated prolonged systemic inflammation. Summary Plant-based diets may be of general benefit with regard to some of the most commonly found COVID-19 sequelae. Additional trials investigating which plant-based eating patterns confer the greatest benefit in the battle against long-COVID are urgently warranted.

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Section: Sleep Qualitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Features Of Plant-based Dietsmentioning

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Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management: Potential Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

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2021

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“…Higher vegetable intake was correlated with better sleep quality. In contrast, higher intake of sugars and saturated fatty acids showed a non-significant trend towards poorer sleep quality [ 47 ]. The above findings support the claim that a healthy diet can contribute to good sleep among older adults.…”

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Differentiation of Nutritional Risk among Polish Seniors Based on Selected Lifestyle Characteristics

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Elderly people living in the community are a population group at high nutritional risk. The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional risk of Polish seniors in relation to the region of residence and selected lifestyle characteristics (alcohol consumption, smoking, sleep, physical activity). The SCREEN-14 (Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition) questionnaire was used to assess nutritional risk. The questionnaire was conducted among 320 Polish adults aged 60 and older. The snowball method was used to select the sample. The study was conducted from May to July 2021 in two regions. Cluster analysis with agglomeration technique was used to identify the association between categories of variables describing nutritional risk level, demographic characteristics, and lifestyle characteristics. Logistic regression analysis was used to assess the association between identified nutritional risk levels and selected lifestyle characteristics. Men over 75 and seniors living in smaller towns have been shown to be at higher nutritional risk. High nutritional risk was significantly more common among those who consumed alcohol, smoked tobacco, and had less than six hours or more than nine hours of sleep per day. In addition, low to moderate physical activity was associated with higher nutritional risk. The identification of factors that increase nutritional risk among seniors can support the planning of ways to prevent nutritional problems in this age group.

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“…Various studies have shown that these factors can be effective in improving sleep quality. Jyväkorpi et al Showed that eating vegetables helps to sleep better( 26 ). Hakkarainen et al Also showed that people with insomnia eat less vegetables( 27 ).…”

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“…Grandne et al, indicated that sugar consumption was directly related to poor sleep quality( 32 ). Jyväkorpi et al, Also showed that consumption of Sugars and Saturated Fats are associated to poor sleep quality( 26 ). Moreover, other animal and small human experimental studies have shown that high-saturated-fat diets may influence in circadian rhythms( 33 ).…”

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The Association between Diet Quality Scores with Sleep Quality among Employees: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Borazjani

Sheikhi

et al. 2022

Ethiop J Health Sci

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BACKGROUND: Numerous factors such as nutrition and diet can affect the quality of sleep of people, especially employees. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between university employees' sleep quality and their dietary quality scores (HEI, DII and DASH score).MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was performed on 211 employees with a mean age of 38.75±11.31. Nutritional status of individuals was determined through the Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and to assess sleep quality, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used. The quality of sleep decreases with increasing Pittsburgh index score. The calculated dietary quality scores include DASH Index, Healthy Nutrition Index (HEI) and Diet Inflammation Index (DII).RESULTS: The results of this study after adjusting for confounding showed a significant positive relationship between DASH diet score and sleep duration (p<0.001). There was a significant negative relationship between HEI score and total score of PSQI (P = 0.003). Also, HEI score had a significant positive relationship with sleep duration in the unmodified and modified models (p <0.001), and a significant negative relationship was seen in unadjusted and modified model between DII score and sleep duration (p <0.001).CONCLUSION: It can be concluded that with increasing the diet quality in employees, the sleep quality also increases. This was the first study in south of Iran that examined the quality of sleep and diet of employees and the result of this study can affect the general health and improve the quality of foods consumed by employees.

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Associations of sleep quality, quantity and nutrition in oldest-old men The Helsinki Businessmen Study (HBS)

Cited by 13 publications

References 21 publications

Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management: Potential Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

Lifestyle Adjustments in Long-COVID Management: Potential Benefits of Plant-Based Diets

Differentiation of Nutritional Risk among Polish Seniors Based on Selected Lifestyle Characteristics

The Association between Diet Quality Scores with Sleep Quality among Employees: A Cross-Sectional Study

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