Powell wanted to propose a study on how foods disturb dreaming due to the lack of studies on the topic. The researchers wanted to investigate how people perceive food to influence their dreams and whether it has relations with sleep characteristics, dietary habits, and motivations. 396 undergraduate students participated but only 382 were noted for group comparisons. The researchers conducted 7 questionnaires for the group. The questionnaires were named Sleep Quality Scale, Three Factor Eating Questionnaire, Intuitive Eating Scale, Diet Quality Questionnaire, Eating Behavior Questionnaire, Perceived Food-Dependent Dreaming Questionnaire, and Dream Characteristics …show more content…
Data from a nationally representative sample” by Michael A. Grandner, Nicholas Jackson, Jason R. Gerstner and Kristen L. Knutson, they presented a study to determine whether there was a relationship between self-reported habitual sleep duration and dietary patterns in a nationally representative study in the US. The participants were the same participants in the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which report the health and nutritional characteristics of children and adults. Participants were given questionnaires that focused on their demographic, socioeconomic, nutritional, and other statuses during interviews conducted in their home. Physical examinations were also given to collect medical and physiological data. African Americans, Hispanics, and adults over 60 were over-sampled to make up for