Journal of Sleep Disorders & Therapy
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Abstract

Chrononutrition: Improving Infant Sleep with Tryptophan in Food Matrices

Cubero J, Franco L, Bravo R, Sánchez CL, Rodríguez AB and Barriga C

It is known beneficial effect of essential tryptophan on nocturnal sleep. Its application in the field of infant nutrition is utilized to improve the rest of children with sleep problems. The development of infants’ cereals enriched with essential amino acid tryptophan this mainly for making dinner, have shown satisfactory results in tests with such children. We cannot forget that besides the amino sedative also added to infant cereals nucleotides with a notable sleep facilitator. These nucleotides with neuroactive function of sleep phases are adenosine 5P and uridine 5P.