Características do sono e o consumo de alimentos fonte de triptofano

Abstract

Tryptophan (Trp) is an essential amino acid in the human diet, which plays important metabolic functions that can influence both the quality of sleep and the development of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and depression. The present study aimed to assess sleep characteristics and consumption of food sources of tryptophan in adults, patients of the Clínica-Escola de Nutrição. To carry out this research, we have the support of the Nutrition School-Clinic, of the Federal University of Fronteira Sul (UFFS). Data collection took place by signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF) for each participant during their first consultation at the clinic, together with the signing of the term, the anamnesis form and the 24-hour food record were filled out (R24h) , which aims to collect data on the patient's diet and evaluate caloric and nutritional content. Then, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI) was applied, which assessed the sleep quality of patients in the last month. As a result, it was not possible to associate the characteristics of sleep with the consumption of food sources of Tryptophan, however we were able to evaluate and describe the characteristics of sleep and identify the profile of food consumption of riptofan in adults.