is it true that is you eat cheese before you go to bed, you will have nightmares??

Question: is it true that is you eat cheese before you go to bed, you will have nightmares??
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Asked by to Rowena, Roy on 21 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by , .
- Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 21 Mar 2014:
  
  My (entirely personal) experiments show only MELTED cheese has this affect… But it is true. When cheese is melted certain compounds are broken down and oils released. Perhaps it is one of thee products not made by natural breakdown in the body that causes bad dreams, but the mechanism for how is srill a mystery to me!

Question: is it true that is you eat cheese before you go to bed, you will have nightmares??