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Article: Ask Tip Sheet.(warm milk as sleep aid)(Brief Article)
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- Newsweek
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- July 21, 2003
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Byline: Melissa Brewster
Why does warm milk help you fall asleep better than cold milk?
--Ronald Duffy, Santa Fe, N.M.
There is no nutritional difference between warm and cold cow's milk--and both contain the amino acid tryptophan, which is known to have sedative effects. (That's why ...