Weight Loss Can Help You Sleep Better
A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that losing weight can help you sleep better.
Researchers tracked 264 obese adults with type 2 diabetes. One group was put on a diet and required to exercise regularly. The other group received "3 group sessions related to effective diabetes management", but was not otherwise required to anything.
After 1 year, those required to diet and exercise lost considerably more weight. More importantly, those in the diet and exercise group were 3 times more likely to have "total remission" of their sleep apnea.
The study's authors concluded, "Physicians and their patients can expect that weight loss will result in significant and clinically relevant improvements in OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] among obese patients with type 2 diabetes."
posted by Netsweat.com @ 9/29/2009
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I think the effects of weight loss are manifold and the ability to sleep well is a privilege we take for granted until you speak to a clinically obese person. Your fitness is serious business
research also shows that good sleep habits promotes weight loss.
Lack of sleep manipulates the hormones that control your appetite, making you eat more.
that shows good sleep goes along way =)
I can vouch for this. As soon as I picked up exercise again, I was always nice and tired at the end of the day. I found it much easier to sleep, and the sleep was deeper.
Losing weight decreases the amount of fat that can block the passage of air in the throat and let us sleep better. Not having enough sleep increases stress and in turn produces the hormone Cortisol in our system. This hormone triggers the body to store calories as body fat.
Obesity is by itself an uncomfortable situation for people. There are various problems people suffer from, due to obesity. prevention is better than cure. So, I feel everyone must strive to keep their bodies fit and healthy to avoid such problems. The findings of Archieves of Internal Medicine is really terrifying and its good that you put it forward.
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