2009/12/31

Good sleep is the key to slim

A new study found that, with 7-8 hours sleep per night than people who sleep less than 6 hours per night, or more than nine hours more obese people. Laval, Quebec, Canada Researchers at the University of the age of 21 years to 64 years among the 276 adults studied. Beginning of the study, researchers had been taken into account the weight factors of these people. The study found that sleep time and listen to experts recommend six hours compared to those who sleep less than body weight will increase by almost 2 kg. With the 6-year period has been compared to people who listen to expert advice, the weight of too many people sleep more than the increase of 1.58 kg. With moderate sleep at night compared to people who sleep less and sleep more people the possibility of obesity increased by 27% and 21%.
 

    The study also found that people who sleep less the situation even worse, because less than 8 hours of sleep per night compared to their 6-year period 5 kg weight gain increased the likelihood of 35%. Too many people sleep in the same time, the possibility of 5 kg weight gain increased by 25%.

 

    The researchers said there was a need to sleep as prevalent in our society, leading to weight gain and obesity, various environmental factors. Prevention of obesity is very important to provide the recommendations of sleep may help control the obesity epidemic. To this end, the United Kingdom and the United States a number of experts suggest that sleep problems:

 

    1. If you go to bed on time every day and wake up, even in the weekend is no exception, but also develop in the bed relaxing bath or read of such habits, are more likely to sleep at night.

 

    2. Is not recommended in bed watching TV, but at night is best not to intake of alcohol, caffeine and chocolate, spicy food, and do not exercise.

 

    3. If there is difficulty falling asleep, it is best to get up to do like reading something relaxing until sleepy and then go to bed.

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