<p>This <a href="https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2111/does-eating-just-before-sleeping-cause-nightmares">Skeptics question</a> touched on the subject, but I'm more focused on studies that have been conducted under highly controlled circumstances, like a university sleep lab.</p>

<p>We've all heard these old wives' tales about eating before you go to bed, but is there any evidenced-based, physiological basis for certain components of foods that can cross the blood brain barrier and induce nightmares or other parasomnias? </p>

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Have there been any studies which report a positive correlation between eating certain foods and reported sleep disturbances?
Chuck Sherrington
# Have there been any studies which report a positive correlation between eating certain foods and reported sleep disturbances?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-06-17)

This [Skeptics question](https://skeptics.stackexchange.com/questions/2111/does-eating-just-before-sleeping-cause-nightmares) touched on the subject, but I'm more focused on studies that have been conducted under highly controlled circumstances, like a university sleep lab.

We've all heard these old wives' tales about eating before you go to bed, but is there any evidenced-based, physiological basis for certain components of foods that can cross the blood brain barrier and induce nightmares or other parasomnias?

**Tags:** sleep, physiology, feeding


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