Finally, medical researchers have found a weight-control program that is hard to object to: It’s called sleeping, and the more of it we do,–up to a point–the less likely we are to put on extra pounds. The BBC reports that when researchers from Ohio’s Case Western Reserve University followed nearly 70,000 women for 16 years, they found women who slept five or fewer hours a night
were a third more likely to put on at least 33lbs (15kg) than sound
sleepers during that time. The same study found that lighter sleepers were 15 percent more likely to become obese compared with women who slept for seven hours a night. The BBC reports that reseachers believe their findings had nothing to do with light sleepers eating too much, or taking too little exercise. Why then, better sleepers gain less weight? The short answer is "no one knows," but Dr. Sanjay Patel, lead researcher on the Case Western study, has two thoughts for us to sleep on. Patel suggests that sleeping less might alter the number of calories a person burns when at rest, or it may be that people who sleep less might also
be less prone to involuntary activity such as fidgeting, which can help
to burn off calories. Read more from the BBC.
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People dont eat while sleeping People who are awake will consume mor food than those who are asleep;obviusly . Doesnt take a Rhode scholar to figure that one.
It’s even more boring than that. When I get enough sleep, I feel good enough to exercise the next day even after 10 hours at the office.If I exercise I sleep better, and so on.
That’s part A. Part B is even I’m getting enough sleep and exercise I’m better able to handle stress and can minimize stress eating.
Yes, sleep is good.
It’s even more boring than that. When I get enough sleep, I feel good enough to exercise the next day even after 10 hours at the office.If I exercise I sleep better, and so on.
That’s part A. Part B is if I’m getting enough sleep and exercise I’m better able to handle stress and can minimize stress eating.
Yes, sleep is good.