Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
11%
2 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
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Poor sleep can throw a wrench into healthy eating habits, making it hard to stick to a nutritious diet.
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it → throw → diet
And if you share a bed with a partner who sleeps poorly, their sleep could be messing with your diet, too, according to a new study.
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sleep → share → study
Researchers followed 204 cohabiting couples over three months, asking them to complete questionnaires about their sleep and diet, along with diaries tracking their healthy eating efforts.
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Researchers → follow → efforts
Those who reported poor sleep said they made less effort to eat well and felt less confident in their ability to maintain healthy eating habits.
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they → report → habits
Their well-rested partners reported the same struggles.
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partners → rest → struggles
“People with a sleep-deprived partner were essentially saying they have less confidence in their ability to follow a healthy diet, so they engage in less effort to do so,” corresponding author Jean-Philippe Gouin said in a press release.
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Gouin → deprive → release
While we’re more likely to choose a partner who share our lifestyles and habits — whether that’s someone who likes to cook, exercise or prefers an early bedtime over a late night.
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who → ’re → night
And sharing a bed with a partner who either has poor sleep hygiene or disruptive sleep behaviors like snoring affects quality of sleep for both people.
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who → share → people
Despite getting adequate rest, people who reported sleeping well in the study were more likely to be exposed to calorie-dense food, such as chips, cookies, candy and other ultra-processed foods because of their partner.
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who → get → partner
At least one person in each couple was overweight or obese and actively trying to improve their diet or physical activity.
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person → try → diet
Nearly 96% of participants reported they were trying to change their eating habits.
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they → report → habits
Over the course of the study, sleep quality didn’t change significantly.
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quality → change → study
Diet quality, however, improved modestly, with women reporting healthier eating habits and making more serious attempts to stick to a diet.
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women → improve → diet
Still, the researchers caution that the findings don’t prove poor sleep habits directly cause unhealthy eating habits.
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habits → caution → habits
The participants self-reported their sleep and eating patterns, which means that future studies can use objective measures to track these factors.
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studies → report → factors
In the meantime, this study could highlight new ways to improve diet, especially through joint-effort treatments that improve one partner’s sleep to help maintain healthy eating in both people.
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that → highlight → people
Additionally, Gouin says social contexts need to be taken into consideration when looking at poor eating, including the influence a partner’s behavior has over the other.
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behavior → say → other
“If we want to make changes that are long-lasting, both partners need to work together to change the home and food environment so that it is easier to maintain healthier habits over time,” Gouin said.
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Gouin → want → time
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