In this webinar Dr. Josh Kovoor (MBBCh BSc (Hons) MRCGP) explores the influence of food on sleep. He covers areas like how sleep influences food intake, hormonal mechanisms, non-hormonal mechanisms and bidirectionality.
Dr. Josh Kovoor is a family doctor specialising in sleep. Dr. Kovoor help working professionals get more restorative sleep to improve their workplace and personal wellbeing. Dr. Kovoor provide evidence-based insights on sleep and restfulness.
The key learning outcomes from the course are
1. To understand the causal relationship between short sleep and food intake.
2. To understand the hormonal mechanisms driving food intake with changes in sleep timing and pattern.
3. To understand the proposed non-hormonal mechanisms driving food intake with changes in sleep timing and pattern.
4. To understand the influence of food on sleep by considering calorie intake, and macro-/micronutrients that influence sleep.
