A new study has found that teenagers who don’t get enough sleep on weeknights are more likely to eat fatty foods that put them at risk for obesity and other health related problems.
The sleep study, published in the September issue of Sleep, involved 240 American teenagers ages 16 to 19. It suggest that teenagers who sleep for less than eight hours a night eat more fatty foods snacks compared with those who get more than eight hours. The new study also revealed that getting too little sleep can result in chronic changes in the diet that can increase the risk of obesity, especially in girls.
“There’s been a lot of research over the last five years implicating insufficient sleep with obesity. Some experimental studies on sleep deprivation in controlled laboratory environments show a craving for fatty foods among the participants who got less sleep”, said study author Dr. Susan Redline, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
The researchers explained that lack of sleep can affect metabolism by changing the level of appetite which over time can alter energy balance and increase the risk of obesity. They also concluded that sleep might be the missing link in the fight against obesity, which has focused solely on diet and exercise.
The sleep study, published in the September issue of Sleep, involved 240 American teenagers ages 16 to 19. It suggest that teenagers who sleep for less than eight hours a night eat more fatty foods snacks compared with those who get more than eight hours. The new study also revealed that getting too little sleep can result in chronic changes in the diet that can increase the risk of obesity, especially in girls.
“There’s been a lot of research over the last five years implicating insufficient sleep with obesity. Some experimental studies on sleep deprivation in controlled laboratory environments show a craving for fatty foods among the participants who got less sleep”, said study author Dr. Susan Redline, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.
The researchers explained that lack of sleep can affect metabolism by changing the level of appetite which over time can alter energy balance and increase the risk of obesity. They also concluded that sleep might be the missing link in the fight against obesity, which has focused solely on diet and exercise.
Via : dailyrosetta.com
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