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Sorry dairy lovers: cheese may be fueling your nightmares

Gail P Sherman
Jul 02, 2025
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I had never heard of eating cheese before bed causing bad dreams, but it is well-known enough bit of common wisdom that there was an entire comic, "Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend," devoted to dairy-fueled nightmares. However, up until now, no one had tried to determine if the effect is real or an old wives' tale. A group of Canadi…

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