Can’t Sleep?
March 21st, 2008 at 8:21 am (Health and Fitness)
We all know the benefits that a sufficient sleep. Two recent studies stressed that the effects of sleep on body weight.
In a procedure that the children slept, the less than 9 hours per night were three times more likely to be overweight, regardless of physical activity. The children have a shorter sleep are also more can be emotionally fragile that the children who sleep longer.
A second study examined sleep disorders in adult patients with chronic diseases. Those who are less than 7 hours of sleep per night were more than those who slept obese. In the women’s sleep, too long or too short, in connection with the obesity.
It is difficult to say exactly what the relationship between sleep and body weight. Possibly poor sleep leads dysrégulation hunger or the level of physical activity during the day. On the other hand, a reduction of sleep can result in weight gain, was due to the difficulties in maintaining the normal individuals sleep. It is well known that overweight adults in the most common symptoms, obstructive sleep apnea, which can lead to serious disorders, which prevent a restful sleep.
Sleep is a critical factor, so that the brain and the body to work, but the way it is viable, we are still misunderstood. Whatever the mechanism, it is clear that even light, the withdrawal of sleep affects our physical and cognitive functions. Sleep is our body optimally functional. The psychological dependence decreases, while the deprivation of sleep, emotional lability, and increases with the lack of peace.
The children need more sleep than adults because they grow so fast. He also recommends that children in the age group of 11-13 hours of sleep and get the older children 10-11 hours per night. Also, the patients with a chronic disease, metabolic disorders and physical challenges require more energy just to function normally, the adults need at least 8 hours of sleep.
But even healthy adults often sleep disturbances, resulting in the risk for a variety of health problems, including infection, high stress, poor cognitive function and depression, to name just Appoint, to name a few. Despite our way of life moving, important to take the initiative and make your body a rest, he needs.
