Lack of Sleep May Account for Weight Gain in Women

While there’s no direct proof that sleep deprivation is the only factor to blame, researchers in Finland have found that women who have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep tend to gain more weight over time than women who have no sleeping problems. The investigators followed more than 7,300 40- to 60-year-old men and women for seven years. During that time, they saw that about one third of the women who had trouble sleeping at the outset of the study generally gained at least 11 pounds by the study's end compared to a similar weight gain among only one fifth of the women who reported sleeping well. Some other contributors could be responsible for the weight gain but these findings raise the possibility that addressing sleeping problems might help some women with weight control. Earlier evidence suggested that sleep deprivation affects levels of appetite regulating hormones, which in turn might account for weight gain. The Finnish findings were reported online June 8, 2010 in the International Journal of Obesity. The researchers saw no connection between sleep deprivation and weight gain in men.

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[Kevin]

I believe a good night sleep has a lot of positive impact on a person's Health