Study links snoring to obesity
PublishedNov 19, 2017, 10:33 am IST UpdatedNov 19, 2017, 10:37 am IST | DeccanChronicle.com Researchers say the findings confirm the existence of a physiologic loop between worsening obesity and worsening sleep apnea. Washington: A team of researchers has shed some light on the vicious cycle of childhood obesity and snoring. Scientists at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) looked at the relationships among maternal snoring, childhood snoring and children’s metabolic characteristics – including body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance, which reflects future risk for developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease – in approximately 1,100 children followed from gestation through early adolescence. Led by …
Don’t lose sleep over weight gain, it will only add to it
Published: 20:00 March 16, 2017 | Gulf News | Mary Achkhanian, Staff Reporter People who don’t get enough shut-eye have the propensity to gorge on unhealthy foods the next day, study finds Dubai: The next time you find yourself overindulging in food, try to recall how many hours of sleep you had the night before. Whether it’s gadget addiction that’s reducing your sleep quota or a clinical condition like insomnia, sleep deprivation leads to increased consumption of sweet or salty high-fat foods, says a UK study. Led by King’s College London, the study found that sleep-deprived people consumed an average …
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