Chocolate, matcha, and cacao should not be consumed at night as they can disrupt sleep architecture due to theobromine and caffeine-like compounds. — Whalespan
Chocolate, matcha, and cacao should not be consumed at night as they can disrupt sleep architecture due to theobromine and caffeine-like compounds.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“But the big one from a lot of people is probably caffeine or even chocolate. So chocolate contains theob broine which is a methylanthine like caffeine and coffee. I would not eat chocolate at night. I would not do matcha at night. I would not do cacao at night. That will definitely mess with your sleep architecture.”