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Lack of sleep 'increases obesity risk'

Those who suffer from sleep deprivation also run a greater risk of becoming obese, according to newly-released research.

A study conducted by the University of Warwick's Medical School found those who sleep less have a greater increase in body mass and waist circumference over time.

Early results of a study by Professor Francesco Cappuccio showed that a lack of sleep was associated with an almost two-fold increase in obesity levels for both children and adults.

Commenting on the findings, Prof Cappuccio said: "The 'epidemic' of obesity is paralleled by a 'silent epidemic' of reduced sleep duration - with short sleep duration linked to increased risk of obesity both in adults and in children.

"These trends are detectable in adults as well as in children as young as five."

The professor pointed out that short sleep duration may lead to obesity through an increase of appetite via hormonal changes caused by sleep deprivation. Lack of sleep produces ghrelin, a hormone which, among other effects, stimulates appetite.

However, Prof Cappuccio says more research is needed to understand the mechanisms by which short sleep is linked to chronic conditions of affluent societies, such as obesity, diabetes and hypertension.

The research reviewed current evidence relating to more than 28,000 children and 15,000 adults.



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[jacqueline]

Wow! Sleep more and gain less. That sure sounds good to me. I would love to know why this is so, but I am all for getting a good night of sleep since I tend to wake up several times and often can't fall back to sleep. I think this information has motivated me to see a Dr. about my poor sleep pattern. Thanks for this new research info. : )

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Originally Posted by jacqueline

Wow! Sleep more and gain less. That sure sounds good to me. I would love to know why this is so, but I am all for getting a good night of sleep since I tend to wake up several times and often can't fall back to sleep. I think this information has motivated me to see a Dr. about my poor sleep pattern. Thanks for this new research info. : )

Any time! Let us know how the Dr. turns out! Hopefully they can help you out!

[sass63]

Originally Posted by jacqueline

Wow! Sleep more and gain less. That sure sounds good to me. I would love to know why this is so, but I am all for getting a good night of sleep since I tend to wake up several times and often can't fall back to sleep. I think this information has motivated me to see a Dr. about my poor sleep pattern. Thanks for this new research info. : )

My sleep patterns are bad also. I think it has do to with the bodys need to regenerate and it does that at night while we sleep. my avg is about 5 hours not nearly enough. But it is still posible to lose without getting the sleep a person should have.
Thanks for the info.