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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Giulia Crouch

MYSTERIOUS: How to eat your way to a great night s sleep - What They Never Told You

Certain foods can aid the body’s ability to reach a deep sleep - (Pexels)

You may have heard that cheese will give you nightmares but a cup of warm milk before bed will help you nod off. So does what we eat actually affect how well we sleep?

A new study suggests it might. Researchers found that eating a handful of walnuts (about 40g) a day improved not just sleep quality but also reduced daytime sleepiness in a group of healthy young adults.

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