Sleep quality: a narrative review on nutrition, stimulants, and physical activity as important factors

M Sejbuk, I Mirończuk-Chodakowska, AM Witkowska - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sleep is a cyclically occurring, transient, and functional state that is controlled primarily by
neurobiological processes. Sleep disorders and insomnia are increasingly being diagnosed …

Caffeine as a factor influencing the functioning of the human body—friend or foe?

K Rodak, I Kokot, EM Kratz - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, caffeine is one of the most commonly consumed substances, which presents in
many plants and products. It has both positive and negative effects on the human body, and …

Effects of caffeine and caffeinated beverages in children, adolescents and young adults: short review

R Soós, Á Gyebrovszki, Á Tóth, S Jeges… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of ED consumption has increased over the past 10–15 years. Studies
describing the effects of caffeine and caffeinated beverages show confusing results, so it …

Factors affecting the quality of sleep in children

A Fadzil - Children, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sleep quality is one of the domains of sleep. Having adequate quality sleep is defined as
one's “feeling fresh” after waking-up. Inadequate sleep quality results in sleep insufficiency …

Consensus diagnostic criteria for a newly defined pediatric sleep disorder: restless sleep disorder (RSD)

LM DelRosso, R Ferri, RP Allen, O Bruni… - Sleep medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Restless sleep is a frequent complaint in clinical practice and has been
reported in the medical literature since the 1970s. Most often, it has been described in …

Long-term consumption of green tea can reduce the degree of depression in postmenopausal women by increasing estradiol

Z Wan, X Qin, Y Tian, F Ouyang, G Wang, Q Wan - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Postmenopausal women face a higher risk of depression due to a combination of social and
physiological factors. As a beverage rich in a variety of bioactive substances, green tea has …

Association of carbonated soft drink and fast food intake with stress-related sleep disturbance among adolescents: A global perspective from 64 countries

A Khan, C Dix, NW Burton, SR Khan, R Uddin - EClinicalMedicine, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Poor quality sleep adversely impacts on adolescent wellbeing. More
multinational research is needed to understand modifiable risk factors, such as dietary …

Prenatal caffeine exposure: association with neurodevelopmental outcomes in 9‐to 11‐year‐old children

R Zhang, P Manza, ND Volkow - Journal of Child Psychology …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Despite the widespread use of caffeine including consumption during
pregnancy, the effect of prenatal caffeine exposure on child brain development and behavior …

Shift work disorder and related influential factors among shift workers in China

D Wang, H Chen, D Chen, Z Ma, Y Zhang, T Wang… - Sleep Medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Shift work may cause insomnia and sleepiness in individuals. The present
study aimed to exam shift work disorder (SWD), and to investigate their associations with …

[HTML][HTML] Sleep characteristics in Italian children during home confinement due to COVID-19 outbreak

V Bacaro, M Chiabudini, C Buonanno… - Clinical …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective Italy faced one of the first large clusters of COVID-19 infections worldwide. Home
confinement and social distancing could have negatively impacted sleep habits and …