Obesity
- About 65% of Americans are obese
- "More than 15% of children from 6 to 19 years were overweight in 2000, which is three times higher than in 1980"(Teens and Sleep).
A Research study found...
- There is a possible correlation between lack of sleep and obesity
- The study said that pervious studies found that, “sleep derivation induces insulin resistance and stimulates appetite”, this study studied three specific types of sleep deprivation.
- The study confirmed the hypothesis that poor sleeping quality is associated with a higher BMI in teens, but the study showed that was only true in teens who suffered from DIS, “difficulty in initiating sleeping”.
More support
- "Researchers at the University of Chicago found that dieters who were well rested lost more fat—56% of their weight loss—than those who were sleep deprived, who lost more muscle mass. (They shed similar amounts of total weight regardless of sleep.)"(Sparacino ).