16. Salty foods
Not only can a high-sodium diet lead to high blood pressure, but salty foods can also disrupt your sleep. Even a late sodium-packed dinner can have an impact, causing restless sleep and water retention – meaning you’re likely to be up and down the corridor to the bathroom all night. While your nightly packet of crisps could be contributing to this, other salty culprits include pizza, bread, crackers, processed snacks and fast foods.
15. Butter
The saturated fats in butter are part of what makes it taste good, but they could also be responsible for keeping you awake for longer after you’ve turned in for the night. Eating butter too late in the evening could put your stomach in turmoil due to the high amount of fat it contains, so it’s wise to swap it for a spread that’s lower in fat next time you feel like a midnight snack.
14. White bread
A late-night round of toast with butter can be delicious, but you might want to reconsider your choice of bread next time. Refined carbohydrates such as white bread and pasta have a high glycaemic index (GI) and can spike your blood sugar levels rather rapidly. While it may curb those hunger pangs, the influx of energy is likely to impact your sleep more negatively than you might realize.