Poor Sleep Makes You Fat

Craig Stoltz Interested Health Journalist A veteran health journalist, I spent six years as editor of The... Send Message Subscribe: Craig Stoltz

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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It's rare in health science that a hypothesis stands up under multiple studies in multiple population groups done over a long period of time. It's as close as we can come to "proving" anything about human health and behavior, with all its damnable complexities. But a study appearing in the M...

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Sue
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 01:07 PM

Hello Criag. This topic certainly seems to be in the hot seat lately. Glad to see research is on topic of it - as well as our expert!

For more reading on this food - diet - weight - sleep connection check out these posts.

Thanks and all the best, sue

Your article
scott
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 at 11:12 AM

If what you say is true how can/would Sealy start an ad compain saying if you're only going to get 6 hours of sleep, get a better six hours. Sounds to me that they are promoting bad health. Am I right?

Thanks for your interesting work.

Scott from SC

re: Your article
Craig Stoltz
Wednesday, September 03, 2008 at 12:53 PM

Scott--I saw the Sealy ad campaign too, and was struck by the same thing.

Instead of arguing their beds can help you get a healthy amount of sleep, Sealy suggests since you're only going to get 6 hours, it may as well be comfortable. Not a good message.

Craig