The Association Between Ultra-Processed Food Consumption and Chronic Insomnia in the NutriNet-Sante Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) is on the rise worldwide, and it has been linked to numerous health conditions, such as diabetes, obesity, and cancer. Few studies have focused on the effect of UPF consumption on sleep health and even fewer on chronic insomnia.

Objective

This study investigated the association between UPF intake and chronic insomnia in a large population-based sample.

Design

This was a cross-sectional analysis using the NutriNet-Santé study data, an ongoing Web cohort in France.

Participants/setting

Thirty-eight thousand five hundred seventy adult males and females who had completed a sleep questionnaire (2014) and at least two 24-hour dietary records were included in the analysis.

Main outcomes measures

Chronic

SUBMITTER: Duquenne P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12179430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature