This course is included in the NUTRITION 2025 On Demand Collection.

Addressing the complex interactions between diet and sleep is crucial for cardiovascular health. The AHA recently recognized the significance of sleep, including it in Life’s Essential 8 to underscore sleep’s impact on cardiovascular risk at both individual and population levels. While some health behaviors, such as physical activity, have been extensively studied in relation to diet, the relationship between diet and sleep remains a promising frontier yet to be fully explored. In alignment with the American Society for Nutrition’s vision of advancing a healthier world through evidence-based nutrition, this symposium aims to elucidate this important link. The event will feature diverse speakers presenting cutting-edge research from birth cohort studies to behavioral and clinical interventions and qualitative research. Attendees can anticipate gaining valuable insights on how diet-sleep interactions relate to cardiovascular health outcomes, with a call to integrate sleep health data into nutrition studies for a holistic approach to cardiovascular health.

Originally presented at NUTRITION 2025, ASN's flagship meeting which was held May 31 to June 3 in Orlando, FL.

Speakers

Velarie Ansu Baidoo, PhD
University of Miami- Miller School of Medicine

Hassan S. Dashti, PhD, RD
Massachusetts General Hospital

Erica C. Jansen, PhD, MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health

Kathryn Porter Starr, PhD, RD
Duke University School of Medicine; Durham VA Health Care System

Faris M. Zuraikat, PhD
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Learning Objectives

• Discuss relationship between chronic insufficient sleep as causative factor for poor diet and cardiovascular health 
• Apply findings of diet and sleep to clinical weight-management strategies 
• Apply individualized sleep health recommendations to support patients on home parenteral nutrition