Thebazile78
05-07-2008, 11:09 AM
From the AP:
"Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_he_me/sleep_obesity;_ylt=Am9qAvKipkeB.fI94OejmYVI2ocA)
People who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.
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Other studies have found inadequate sleep is tied to appetite-influencing hormone imbalances and a higher incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure, noted James Gangwisch, a respected Columbia University sleep researcher.
Intriguing.
Large-scale studies like this usually have good results.
The only thing I'm cautious about is that it's based on door-knock surveys ... which is pretty much like saying self-reporting. People tend to report their behaviors in accordance with what they perceive as the surveyer's desired result. (Although the data would indicate otherwise: 33% of the 6 or fewer hours-per-night sleepers tended to be obese....26% of those who slept over 9 hours tended to be obese, etc. ... not a huge percentage, true, but it's high enough to warrant further study.)
"Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study" (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_he_me/sleep_obesity;_ylt=Am9qAvKipkeB.fI94OejmYVI2ocA)
People who sleep fewer than six hours a night — or more than nine — are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies.
...
Other studies have found inadequate sleep is tied to appetite-influencing hormone imbalances and a higher incidence of diabetes and high blood pressure, noted James Gangwisch, a respected Columbia University sleep researcher.
Intriguing.
Large-scale studies like this usually have good results.
The only thing I'm cautious about is that it's based on door-knock surveys ... which is pretty much like saying self-reporting. People tend to report their behaviors in accordance with what they perceive as the surveyer's desired result. (Although the data would indicate otherwise: 33% of the 6 or fewer hours-per-night sleepers tended to be obese....26% of those who slept over 9 hours tended to be obese, etc. ... not a huge percentage, true, but it's high enough to warrant further study.)