New research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals negative health consequences for people who are overweight and ignore their body's signals to sleep at night, with specific differences between men and women.
Oregon Health & Science UniversityAug 23 2024 New research from Oregon Health & Science University reveals negative health consequences for people who are overweight and ignore their body's signals to sleep at night, with specific differences between men and women. This study builds support for the importance of good sleep habits. Sleep practices, like going to bed when you're tired or setting aside your screen at night, can help to promote good overall health.
The study recruited 30 people, split evenly between men and women. All had a body mass index above 25, which put them into an overweight or obese category. Generally healthy participants contributed a saliva sample every 30 minutes until late in the night at a sleep lab on OHSU's Marquam Hill campus to determine the time at which their body started naturally producing the hormone melatonin. Melatonin is generally understood to begin the process of falling asleep, and its onset varies with an individual's internal biological clock.
It also found key differences between men and women. Men in this group had higher levels of belly fat and fatty triglycerides in the blood, and higher overall metabolic syndrome risk scores than the men who slept better. Women in this group had higher overall body fat percentage, glucose and resting heart rates.
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