I wouldn't read too much into the title, the closing parts of the article give a much more balanced take on the whole issue. This study disagrees with some previous work and it's unclear which result makes sense and why. As usual, more research is needed, and while a catchy title is nice, this isn't anything to change your dietary habits by,
desktopninja 4 hours ago [-]
Learnt from my grandmother to eat plenty bananas before bedtime. It helped with my asthma and swear too that it did wonders for my sleep.
Usually had it with a hot curry at dinner time or dessert (sliced bananas, cubed apples and evaparoted milk.)
ortusdux 3 hours ago [-]
I knew a guy that would eat a banana per beer. He would portion the bananas out beforehand, so we could tell he was serious when he showed up to a stag-do with two bunches!
username135 9 minutes ago [-]
That is so many bananas
airstrike 54 minutes ago [-]
Anecdotally, I always had much better sleep and mornings every time I remembered to eat a banana (or two!) before going to bed after a night of heavy drinking...
throw03172019 49 minutes ago [-]
Oh man that’s a lot of bloat! Beer + sugar
markdown 43 minutes ago [-]
What do you get out of evaporated milk that you can't get from milk?
username135 8 minutes ago [-]
Its either sweeter or creamier. I always get evaporated and condensed mixed up.
TriangleEdge 3 hours ago [-]
Bananas aren't high in potassium. That's a myth. A banana has 450mg and a potato has 650mg.
adrianN 4 minutes ago [-]
How much does that potato weigh? The size of potatoes varies quite a bit
IncreasePosts 2 hours ago [-]
Zuckerberg isn't rich. That's a myth. He had $200B and Elon has $450B.
Aurornis 3 hours ago [-]
Bananas have a decent amount of potassium per serving. A lot more than many foods. That’s not a myth.
The only myth is that bananas are a unique source of potassium. A lot of foods have similar or more amounts of potassium per serving or by weight.
spokaneplumb 2 hours ago [-]
Two bananas to a potato (I assume we’re talking something like a russet, not a little red potato?) sounds generous to the potato, if we’re talking volume equivalence.
A potato’s a meal. A banana’s a lightish snack.
yabatopia 3 hours ago [-]
Fair enough, but I still prefer the banana. Just a little bit tastier than a raw potato.
LinuxBender 3 hours ago [-]
Adding to that bananas are high in sugar. 12 to 15 grams each
rainclouds 3 hours ago [-]
Sadly I don’t think French fries have the same effect.
gweinberg 3 hours ago [-]
Potassium is a chemical element, frying it won't change the potassium level.
pertymcpert 2 hours ago [-]
I don't know about the case of potassium specifically, but in general I thought that the bioavailability of elements can vary with different types of cooking?
mgraczyk 4 hours ago [-]
Strangely the original study misstates the direction of the main finding, contradicting itself directly.
Is this a typo, or something more nefarious?
From the abstract:
Multiple regression analyses revealed that individuals with higher AIS scores had higher daily potassium intake
From the body of the paper (supported by the results):
Multiple regression analysis indicated that individuals with a higher potassium intake had lower AIS scores.
OutOfHere 3 hours ago [-]
That is true. From section 2.6 of the full-text:
> The sleep disturbances were assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale [ 19], a self-administered psychometric questionnaire designed to evaluate sleep disorders, particularly insomnia [ 20 ]. It consists of eight items rated on a Likert scale ranging from 0 “no problem at all” to 3 “very severe” [ 20]. The total score ranges from 0 (absence of any sleep-related problems) to 24 (the most severe degree of insomnia). Severity is classified as normal for scores of 3 or less, subclinical insomnia for scores of greater than 3 but less than 6, and clinical insomnia for scores of 6 or more [19,21,22].
numpad0 4 hours ago [-]
IIUC, Na is used like signaling medium in body and alkaline metals that isn't Na tends to reduce blood pressure, slow heartbeat and neural activity. With that in mind, it sounds reasonable that those tendency could lead to slightly deeper sleep. Or is there something else to it?
3 hours ago [-]
brcmthrowaway 2 hours ago [-]
My main problem is waking up too early. Any silver bullet for that?
toenail 1 hours ago [-]
Go to bed later?
OutOfHere 4 hours ago [-]
choices = [
1/4 tsp of potassium bicarbonate powder in 8 oz of water,
200 mg L-theanine,
30 minutes of a podcast,
I take potassium capsules frequently and magnesium capsules whenever I smoke, which is occasionally. Both of them were effective and help me with reducing anxiety and relieving stress.
Beijinger 31 minutes ago [-]
Po in the periodic system. At least for Americans ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Usually had it with a hot curry at dinner time or dessert (sliced bananas, cubed apples and evaparoted milk.)
The only myth is that bananas are a unique source of potassium. A lot of foods have similar or more amounts of potassium per serving or by weight.
A potato’s a meal. A banana’s a lightish snack.
Is this a typo, or something more nefarious?
From the abstract:
From the body of the paper (supported by the results):> The sleep disturbances were assessed using the Athens Insomnia Scale [ 19], a self-administered psychometric questionnaire designed to evaluate sleep disorders, particularly insomnia [ 20 ]. It consists of eight items rated on a Likert scale ranging from 0 “no problem at all” to 3 “very severe” [ 20]. The total score ranges from 0 (absence of any sleep-related problems) to 24 (the most severe degree of insomnia). Severity is classified as normal for scores of 3 or less, subclinical insomnia for scores of greater than 3 but less than 6, and clinical insomnia for scores of 6 or more [19,21,22].
while choices and not sleep: