Less Sleep Produces Obese Kids
Published by Brian Yalung November 6th, 2007 in Health Issues, SLEEP News, Sleep Disorders, Sleep Issues.
The lesser you sleep the obese you would get. This kind of sounds contradictory but based on researches and studies made, adults and kids who get less sleep are likely to turn to food to make up for the lost sleeping respite they have passed up.
Sleep deprived people produce more ghrelin, a hormone that promotes hunger and less leptin, a hormone that singals fullness. (Source: Yahoo News).
Now this more than explains why parents should push their kids to sleep early. These are the internal body factors that people do not understand nor see. They operate to make up for lost rest, and the adjustment stage is known to affect the body.
Before we do not know for sure what exactly in our bodies are being affected. With this affirmation coming from the University of Michigan, people will perhaps now be more cautious of the altering effects that may effect kids when they least expect it.
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