Assessing Changes in Adolescents' Sleep Characteristics and Dietary Quality in the START Study, a Natural Experiment on Delayed School Start Time Policies.

Kelsie M FullAaron T BergerDarin EricksonKaitlyn M BerryMelissa N LaskaKathleen M LenkConrad IberSusan RedlineRachel Widome

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2022)

High school students attending delayed-start schools maintained better dietary quality than students in comparison schools; however, differences were not statistically significant. Overall study findings highlight the complexity of the relation between sleep behavior and diet in adolescence.

Keyphrases

physical activity
public health
young adults
mental health
sleep quality
weight loss
quality improvement
high school