Sleep Quality: A Narrative Review on Nutrition, Stimulants, and Physical Activity as Important Factors

Nutrients. 2022 May 2;14(9):1912. doi: 10.3390/nu14091912.

Abstract

Sleep is a cyclically occurring, transient, and functional state that is controlled primarily by neurobiological processes. Sleep disorders and insomnia are increasingly being diagnosed at all ages. These are risk factors for depression, mental disorders, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, and/or high blood pressure. A number of factors can negatively affect sleep quality, including the use of stimulants, stress, anxiety, and the use of electronic devices before sleep. A growing body of evidence suggests that nutrition, physical activity, and sleep hygiene can significantly affect the quality of sleep. The aim of this review was to discuss the factors that can affect sleep quality, such as nutrition, stimulants, and physical activity.

Keywords: nutrition; physical activity; sleep; stimulants.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anxiety
  • Central Nervous System Stimulants*
  • Depression
  • Exercise / physiology
  • Humans
  • Sleep / physiology
  • Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders*
  • Sleep Quality

Substances

  • Central Nervous System Stimulants

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.