Obesity Lack Of Sleeping
A recent study has found that not getting enough sleep can significantly increase a child's chance of becoming overweight. Researchers found that children who got the least amount of sleep had a 92 percent higher risk of being overweight or obese compared to children with longer sleep duration. Children under 5 should sleep for 11 hours a day, children 5 to 10 should sleep for 10 hours per day, and children over age 10 should sleep at least 9 hours per day.
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Lack of Sleep Can Lead to Weight Gain
A lack of sleep is a common problem. We are so busy, it is frequently hard to make going to bed at a reasonable time a priority. However,... Read more »
Obesity, Your Heart and Sleep
According to the American Heart Organization, "obesity is now recognized as a major risk factor for coronary heart disease, which can lead... Read more »
Obese Children and Sleep Disordered Breathing
Childhood obesity is on the rise, and along with the obesity comes other problems --- heart disease, type 2 diabetes and high blood... Read more »
Obesity and Sleep Apnea: What's the Connection?
Sleep apnea is a dangerous and growing problem in the U.S. It is also inextricably related to the epidemic of obesity. Simply put, sleep... Read more »
Can Sleep Deprivation Cause Obesity?
A recent study showed that at least a third of Americans do not get enough sleep. What's enough sleep? While everyone is a little... Read more »
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Lack of sleep linked to childhood obesity
Researchers believe that kids who don't get enough sleep are more likely to become overweight. A new study of third graders showed that the less... Read more »
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Pickwickian syndrome SymptomsThe main symptoms of OHS are due to lack of sleep and include:Excessive daytime sleepinessFalling asleep during the... Read more »
Morbid obesity
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
The term morbid obesity refers to patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. Alternatively, a BMI (body mass... Read more »
Overeating, not lack of exercise, to blame for obesity: study
Eating too many calories--not lack of exercise--is to blame for the obesity epidemic, researchers say. The study, conducted at the World Health... Read more »
Lack of Sleep Linked to RA Disability
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who have poor sleep quality have a greater risk of fatigue, depression, severe pain, and functional disability, a... Read more »
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