Why eating cheese at night may disrupt your sleep quality and dreams

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A slice of cheese might seem irresistible before bedtime – but recent research suggests it may do more harm than good.

A study from the University of Montreal's Dreams and Nightmares Laboratory found that certain late-night foods can induce bizarre or unpleasant dreams , as Fox News Digital previously reported.

A top offender was dairy, whether eaten as desserts or savory treats.

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Tore Nielsen, director of the laboratory, told Fox News Digital in July there were clear patterns in how certain food groups correlated with the tone of participants' dreams.

"Of the participants who stated that they thought food affected their dreams, the top