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+ how to stop buildings from collapsing US Edition - Today's top story: What's the best diet for healthy sleep? A nutritional epidemiologist explains what food choices will help you get more restful z's [View in browser]( US Edition | 21 January 2024 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Happy Sunday − and welcome to the best of The Conversation U.S. Here are a few of our recently published stories: - [Japan is now the 5th country to land on the Moon – the technology used will lend itself to future lunar missions]( - [Trump defends himself to the Supreme Court, saying he called ‘for peace, patriotism, respect for law and order’ on Jan. 6 and is not an insurrectionist]( It’s infrequent that I sleep through the night. Years ago, I gave up fretting about losing the ability to do something that used to come naturally. I do a lot of reading or thinking in the wee hours and attributed my poor sleep to aging. Still, I’m eager for any life hack that will bring back a solid seven hours of slumber. Readers, too, were attracted last week to an article explaining the latest science about possible connections between diet and sleep by Erica Jansen, a nutritional epidemiologist at the University of Michigan. Edited by senior health editor Amanda Mascarelli, the article offers plenty of practical suggestions for getting more shut-eye through a healthy diet – such as adding fiber and melatonin-producing foods to your plate. Unfortunately, pinning down cause and effect is no simple task. “It’s hard to know whether the association is a result of diet affecting sleep, or sleep affecting diet,” writes Jansen. “The reality is that it is likely a cyclical relationship, where [a healthy diet promotes good sleep quality, which in turn helps to reinforce good dietary habits](.” I hope you have a restful end to your weekend. Bryan Keogh will be back with you next week. 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