Science looks for sleepy meals


	Science looks for sleepy meals

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10-12-2009 12:58 AM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/a03d643c-945e-490d-a803-412362c70347/AED5BDF6-464E-4039-8A30-3A3FED057986/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/" href="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.northernstar.com.au</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/"><P>AUSTRALIAN researchers are looking for the perfect meal to send you to sleep.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/"><P>Work is underway at the University of Sydney to better understand how foods ranking high on the glycaemic index (GI) help people doze off.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/"><P>A study involving ten healthy sleepers has shown those fed a high GI diet would fall asleep about nine minutes sooner than those on a low GI diet.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/"><P>Christopher Herrera says while the research holds promise for those who have trouble sleeping, caution is also needed to ensure what is good for sleep is not bad for the waistline.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2009/10/09/science-looking-for-perfect-sleepy-meals/"><P>"When we talk about high GI foods, we do have to be careful that people are not overloading with sugary foods or cookies or that sort of thing," Mr Herrera, a PhD candidate and post graduate fellow at the university, told AAP.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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