Doctors told how lack of sleep affects our physique

If you sleep a little, then soon your body can change and not always for the better.

Poor quality sleep may be the cause of weight gain, as suggested by scientists from the University of Leeds. They found that the cost to sleep 6 hours a night people have a few inches more voluminous waist compared to those who sleep 9 hours.

The results of this study are further evidence that sleep deprivation contributes to the development of metabolic disorders, including diabetes. In observations by British scientists took part 1 of 615 adults who reported how long they sleep at night, and the amount of food consumed. Researchers evaluated and other indicators of metabolic health like blood pressure, blood sugar and blood cholesterol, and thyroid function. Recorded regularly weight and waist size.

Observations showed that consuming 6 or less hours sleep a night people have 3 inches more voluminous waist compared to those who slept 9 hours. In addition, short sleep was associated with lower levels of “good” cholesterol that helps remove fat from the body and protect against problems such as cardiovascular disease. The study authors emphasize that the number of victims of obesity since 1980 in the world has increased more than two times. Obesity contributes to the development of many diseases, especially type II diabetes. That’s why understanding the reasons why people gain weight is critical to the health of the population of our planet.

While scientists have found no link between short sleep and less healthy diet, which surprised the authors of the study. Other groups of scientists came to the conclusion that lack of sleep can lead to poor nutrition, but now it turns out that there is no connection between these two phenomena there. Although the science is still under debate about what exactly sleep duration is the most useful, the current study shows that it should be 9 hours.

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