People spend about one-third of their lives asleep. Both sleep quantity and sleep quality have an impact on people’s overall health and well-being.
New research has shown that a specific proprietary bioactive blend can help to improve natural sleepiness and sleep quality. Nestlé Research in Switzerland and the National University of Singapore Sleep Center, where the study was performed, collaborated on the clinical study.
During the clinical trial, the researchers tested the impact of a novel nutritional solution containing a blend of bioactive ingredients on sleep. The results show that the combination of a natural source of tryptophan, vitamin B, magnesium, zinc and nutrients that naturally facilitate the body's melatonin secretion, combined with mulberry leaf extract, reduced both the measured as well as the self-reported time to fall asleep by approximately 15%. Thanks to the presence of the natural mulberry leaf extract, a traditional ingredient used in China, the bioactive blend reduced the postprandial blood sugar increase after the evening meal and glycemic variation during the night. | 
