The researchers pointed to a small number of teenagers following bedtime tips

Few teenagers follow the recommendations that can affect their sleep quality. This is reported by the Medical Xpress magazine.

According to the recommendations, gadgets, physical activity, and eating should be avoided an hour before bedtime. A study by the University of Otago and its author, Chiao Gu, a graduate student in the Department of Medicine, raised questions about whether the recommendations are supported by convincing evidence and whether they are applicable in practice.

"Young people and families are often advised not to use screens, exercise, or eat an hour before bedtime to ensure a good night's sleep. However, the data does not necessarily indicate that limiting these activities before bedtime contributes to its improvement. In fact, we also don't know how many young people actually follow these guidelines," she explained.

The study used body cameras and detailed recordings of participants' meals in order to study the activities of youth representatives during the hour before bedtime in everyday life. 99% of the study participants used gadgets, 63% ate, and only 22% of the total number of people were physically active.

As a result, it turned out that few teenagers follow current sleep guidelines. However, those who did turn to them did not notice any changes in the quality of sleep. Chao Gu argues that such results highlight the need for further research in this area. She also pointed out the possibility of revising the current recommendations.

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"Sleep is incredibly important for teenagers because it allows them to develop and function in the best possible way, but too little research has been done on bedtime behavior and how it can affect sleep using objective methods such as video cameras," she added.

Currently, researchers are conducting analyses among adolescents aged 10-15 years, the results of which can provide reliable and targeted evidence of the need for such changes, as well as help improve recommendations for organizing children's sleep for families.

In April, Evgeny Arzamassev, a nutritionist, gastroenterologist and nutritionist at the Medfriends Center, emphasized that a food coma that occurs after an excessively heavy meal causes drowsiness, fatigue and decreased concentration. According to him, overeating increases blood flow in the digestive organs, while brain activity decreases.

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