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Longer Sleeping Hours May Reduce Weight
0 Comments Published by Brian Yalung May 14th, 2007 in Health Issues, How to sleep better, SLEEP Fun, SLEEP News, SLEEP Psychology, Sleep Disorders.
Weird but true. Some people who would find themselves sleeping longer than people who would have to cut short their sleeping habits would find their body weight lighter than that of those on the go people.
Perhaps this can be attributed to the fact that longer sleeping hours would lessen the probable food intake since people would prefer to sleep it off. Of course this could resort to ulcer, but the thing is, feeling totally refreshed beats the need to take in some food to offset the need for strength.
People who sleep for short periods are fatter than long sleepers, according to an article published in the German medical journal Aertzte Zeitung. Based on the finding of a US study, women who slept between five and six hours gained on average of between 0.7 and 1.1 kilos in weight compared to women who spent seven or more hours in bed. Neu-Isenburg ,Germany
The figures were compiled by Cleveland-based Doctor Sanjay R Patel using data gathered by the Nurses Health Study.
The study looked at 70,000 women over the age of 16 and asked them questions about their calorie consumption and sleeping habits.
The study also showed that short sleepers are 15 per cent more likely to be obese than people who sleep a lot.
An explanation given for the findings was that disturbance to the body’s day-night rhythm hindered the burn-up of calories. - Long sleep patterns can help fight obesity
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