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Poor Sleep Health Traits Influence Liking of Sweet Foods and Sugary Food Intake: A UK Biobank Study

2026-02-17 nutrition Title + abstract only
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Poor sleep is linked to consumption of sugary foods/beverages and high neural responsivity to palatable food cues. Yet, whether hedonic liking for sweet taste explains these associations remains unclear. We examined cross-sectional associations of five sleep traits (chronotype, sleep duration, insomnia frequency, snoring, daytime dozing) and a composite sleep score with sweet food liking, and total and free sugar intake in 76,734 UK Biobank participants (39-72 years, 56.3% female). Models adjust...

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