People who love cheese may have to reconsider the option of eliminating nights According to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology in June, eating dairy products, especially before going to bed, may contribute to the occurrence...
People who love cheese may have to reconsider the option of eliminating nights—— According to a new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology in June, eating dairy products, especially before going to bed, may contribute to the occurrence of long-term dreams.
In the past, there was a saying that "eating certain foods makes you weird dreams", but there has been a lack of scientific evidence. It was not until about 12 years ago that Tore Nielsen, a dream neuroscientist at Mont Edward University in Canada, and Russ Powell, a famous professor of psychology at MacEwan University, began to seriously explore this subject.
{999 "We focus on cheese because many folks say it can lead to quirky dreams or bad dreams," Powell said. Their early research found that not only cheese, but overall dairy products are the foods that students most often mention to affect dreams.In this latest relevant study, the research team further explores the reasons. Their hypothesis that lactose intolerance and inappropriate stomach may be the main cause of the malfunction. To verify this, the team conducted an online questionnaire survey of 1,082 MacEwan University psychology students to learn about their dietary habits, sleep quality, dreams and mad dream experiences, and asked whether they felt that certain foods or eating time would affect the dreams.
results show that dairy products are still closely related to virginity, and the more severe the lactose intolerance and gastric symptoms, the higher the intensity of virginity. Researchers explained that this is related to the mechanism by which the brain incorporates external sensory stimulation into dream content. For example, some studies have pointed out that night teeth grinders often dream of falling teeth.
However, in this study, the first-place "bad food" is no longer a dairy product, but a dessert and high-sugar food. Powell believes that students may be more likely to blame the negative effects on this type of food because of the increased awareness of the health risks of "junk food". Dairy products rank second.
What should I do if I still want to eat cheese after dinner? Powell recommends choosing hard cheeses with lower lactose content, such as Swiss cheese and cheddar cheese.
It is worth mentioning that cheese is not entirely the source of dreams. Research published in December 2024 found that the calcium, protein and vitamins in cheese can help reduce the risk of sleep respiratory cessation and may have positive benefits for sleep quality.
