Short sleepers consumed the most calories, followed by normal sleepers, then very short sleepers.

CNN: Does your diet influence how well you sleep?

Normal sleepers, however, showed the highest food variety in their diets, and very short sleepers had the least variation in what they ate.

CNN: Does your diet influence how well you sleep?

Short sleepers tended to eat less vitamin C, tap water and selenium (found in nuts, meat and shellfish) consumption, but more lutein or zeaxanthin, which are found in green, leafy veggies.

CNN: Does your diet influence how well you sleep?

Very short sleepers drank less tap water and consumed fewer total carbohydrates and lycopene, found in red and orange-colored fruits and vegetables and high in cancer-fighting antioxidants, than people with other sleep patterns.

CNN: Does your diet influence how well you sleep?