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Is Lack of Sleep Making You Fat?
New research strengthens the link between sleep deprivation and weight gain. One company has recognized this link and offers a dietary supplement to help people avoid sleep loss.
Memphis, TN (PRWEB) July 7, 2006 -- Women who are getting less sleep
than they need could be causing themselves to gain weight, according to
new research from Case Western Reserve University. A study recently
completed showed that getting less than 5 hours per night makes a woman
32% more likely to experience major weight gain and 15% more likely to
become obese.
Dr. Sanjay Patel, lead researcher, said that amount of exercise and
quality of diet were also tracked in this study, but they found that the
weight gain could not be due to those factors.
“Prior studies have shown that after just a few days of sleep restriction,
the hormones that control appetite cause people to become hungrier, so we
thought that women who slept less might eat more. But in fact they ate
less,” explained Dr. Patel.
Patel went on to say that there was no conclusive evidence that proved why
sleep deprivation leads to weight gain. The solution to the problem seems
simple—get more sleep. But what about for women suffering from insomnia
who try to get enough sleep but can’t?
One company in Memphis, Tennessee, called Selmedica Healthcare, learned of
this study and announced that their product, Diavad, is a viable option
for women (and men) in this predicament. A company spokesman reported that
Diavad contains all-natural herbal ingredients that have been used to
combat sleeplessness for centuries.
“Not only does lack of sleep cause weight gain, as this study has
discovered, it also can lead to other health problems like depression,
high blood pressure, and diabetes,” said the spokesman.
This news will no doubt have women who have found that they’ve gained some
undeserved weight evaluating their sleep habits. Selmedica Healthcare
encourages women who find that they aren’t able to get enough sleep to
visit their product’s website at
www.diavad.com.