Franceschetti: Eating pizza raises resting heart rate 10-15% and drops HRV 12%
Matteo Franceschetti · Labour, Engineering, Social Media, GrokBots, Cybercabs: 7 Predictions for How AI Changes the World · Sep 12, 2026 · at 1:06:20
Matteo Franceschetti, CEO of smart mattress company Eight Sleep, discusses how eating certain foods before bed affects his personal sleep biometric data.
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“My heart rate Friday night when I have pizza is my cheat day. My heart rate rest goes up 10, 15%, and HRV drops around 12%.”
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