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    Good Food

    Sleep Issues and Food

    Dr. Prasanth Manthena talks about how certain food or an empty stomach can affect sleep. Other important factors are the amount of food eaten and the timing of the meals. He discusses warm milk, wine, herbal teas, supplements, melantonin and how the lack of sleep has been linked to obesity. Dr.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Dr. Prasanth Manthena talks about how certain food or an empty stomach can affect sleep. Other important factors are the amount of food eaten and the timing of the meals. He discusses warm milk, wine, herbal teas, supplements, melantonin and how the lack of sleep has been linked to obesity. Dr. Manthena is a sleep disorder specialist and in the Neurology Department at Kaiser Permanente.

    True by Tom Twyker

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    7 of 8
    First-Person Dinners; Rendering Fat; Sleep Issues and Food
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Nigerian Cuisine
    3. 15:00First-Person Dinners
    4. 22:00Rendering Fat
    5. 29:00Spot Prawns
    6. 36:00Citrus at Social
    7. 43:00Sleep Issues and FoodYou’re reading this
    8. 50:00Croatian Cuisine
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Jennifer Ferro

      Jennifer Ferro, President, KCRW, Los Angeles

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      Thea Chaloner

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    7 of 8
    First-Person Dinners; Rendering Fat; Sleep Issues and Food
    1. 1:00The Market Report
    2. 8:00Nigerian Cuisine
    3. 15:00First-Person Dinners
    4. 22:00Rendering Fat
    5. 29:00Spot Prawns
    6. 36:00Citrus at Social
    7. 43:00Sleep Issues and FoodYou’re reading this
    8. 50:00Croatian Cuisine
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