date:Jun 08, 2013
protein consumption and sleepiness or alertness.
These findings were independent of the subjects gender, age, and body mass index, as well as the total amount of sleep they were getting and their total caloric intake.
Increased fat consumption has an acute adverse effect on alertness of otherwise healthy, non-obese adults, said Alexandros Vgontzas MD, principal researcher and Professor of Psychiatry at the Penn State College of Medicine.
The study group comprised 31 healthy, non-obese normal