The relationship between sleep duration and fruit/vegetable intakes in UK adults: a cross-sectional study from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There is increasing evidence to suggest an association between sleep and diet. The aim of the present study was to examine the association between sleep duration and fruit/vegetable (FV) intakes and their associated biomarkers in UK adults.

Design

Cross-sectional.

Setting

Data from The National Diet and Nutrition Survey.

Participants

1612 adults aged 19-65 years were included, pregnant/breastfeeding women were excluded from the analyses.

Outcome measures

Sleep duration was assessed by self-report, and diet was assessed by 4-day food diaries, disaggregation of foods containing FV into their components was conducted to determine total FV intakes. Sleep duration was divided into: short (<7 hours/day), reference (7-8 hours/day) and long (>8 hours/

SUBMITTER: Noorwali EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5922510 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature